--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/bash
+
+xmonad &
+xfdesktop --disable-wm-check &
+
+sleep 10
+
+nm-applet & # start late so that font settings are available
+xfdesktop --reload # settings are not loaded on startup for some reason
+
+sleep 2
+
+xmonad --restart # ensure it's painted over xfdesktop
+
+disown