diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index a7dbde7..0552e95 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ if &term == 'xterm-256color'
   set termguicolors
 endif
 
+set guioptions-=mTrLb
+set guioptions+=c
+
 colorscheme customred256
 
 set backupdir=~/.vimtmp
@@ -152,14 +155,10 @@ nnoremap <C-l> <C-w>l
 nnoremap <C-k> <C-w>k
 nnoremap <C-j> <C-w>j
 
-" better window resizing
-" need to use <Esc>j because urxvt sends the character prefixed with Escape
-" instead of setting the eighth bit
-" see https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/199705
-nnoremap <Esc>j :resize +5<CR>
-nnoremap <Esc>k :resize -5<CR>
-nnoremap <Esc>l :vertical resize +5<CR>
-nnoremap <Esc>h :vertical resize -5<CR>
+nnoremap <leader>rj :resize -5<CR>
+nnoremap <leader>rk :resize +5<CR>
+nnoremap <leader>rl :vertical resize +5<CR>
+nnoremap <leader>rh :vertical resize -5<CR>
 
 "location list and quickfix mappings
 nnoremap <leader>ll :botright lwindow<CR>