diff -r 72e52c5333ef config.def.h
--- a/config.def.h	Wed Nov 25 13:56:17 2009 +0000
+++ b/config.def.h	Thu Mar 11 16:32:24 2010 +0100
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 static const char selbgcolor[]      = "#0066ff";
 static const char selfgcolor[]      = "#ffffff";
 static const unsigned int borderpx  = 1;        /* border pixel of windows */
+static const unsigned int gappx     = 6;        /* gap pixel between windows */
 static const unsigned int snap      = 32;       /* snap pixel */
 static const Bool showbar           = True;     /* False means no bar */
 static const Bool topbar            = True;     /* False means bottom bar */
diff -r 72e52c5333ef dwm.c
--- a/dwm.c	Wed Nov 25 13:56:17 2009 +0000
+++ b/dwm.c	Thu Mar 11 16:32:24 2010 +0100
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@
 static DC dc;
 static Monitor *mons = NULL, *selmon = NULL;
 static Window root;
+static int globalborder ;
 
 /* configuration, allows nested code to access above variables */
 #include "config.h"
@@ -1299,16 +1300,21 @@
 resize(Client *c, int x, int y, int w, int h, Bool interact) {
 	XWindowChanges wc;
 
+	if(c->isfloating || selmon->lt[selmon->sellt]->arrange == NULL) { globalborder = 0 ; }
+	else {
+		if (selmon->lt[selmon->sellt]->arrange == monocle) { globalborder = 0 - borderpx ; }
+		else { globalborder =  gappx ; }
+	}
 	if(applysizehints(c, &x, &y, &w, &h, interact)) {
-		c->x = wc.x = x;
-		c->y = wc.y = y;
-		c->w = wc.width = w;
-		c->h = wc.height = h;
+		c->x = wc.x = x + globalborder;
+		c->y = wc.y = y + globalborder;
+		c->w = wc.width = w - 2 * globalborder ;
+		c->h = wc.height = h - 2 * globalborder ;
 		wc.border_width = c->bw;
 		XConfigureWindow(dpy, c->win, CWX|CWY|CWWidth|CWHeight|CWBorderWidth, &wc);
 		configure(c);
 		XSync(dpy, False);
-	}
+		}
 }
 
 void