diff --git a/new/ids.go b/new/ids.go
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+// 23 february 2015
+
+package ui
+
+// Go pointers cannot be passed to C safely.
+// The Go runtime will move them around, tripping C up.
+// However, C pointers don't have this problem.
+// Solution: use the C pointer to get the Go object needed!
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+var (
+	ids		map[uintptr]interface{}
+	idsLock	sync.Mutex
+)
+
+func getGoObject(cptr uintptr) interface{} {
+	idsLock.Lock()
+	defer idsLock.Unlock()
+
+	if i, ok := ids[cptr]; ok {
+		return i
+	}
+	panic(fmt.Errorf("[BUG in package ui; report to andlabs immediately] C pointer %p not associated with Go object in package ui", cptr))
+}
+
+func associateGoObject(cptr uintptr, goobj interface{}) {
+	idsLock.Lock()
+	defer idsLock.Unlock()
+
+	if i, ok := ids[cptr]; ok {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("[BUG in package ui; report to andlabs immediately] C pointer %p already associated with Go object of type %T but we want to associate it with Go object of type %T", cptr, i, goobj))
+	}
+	ids[cptr] = goobj
+}
+
+func disassociateGoObject(cptr uintptr) {
+	idsLock.Lock()
+	defer idsLock.Unlock()
+
+	if _, ok := ids[cptr]; !ok {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("[BUG in package ui; report to andlabs immediately] C pointer %p not associated with any Go object but we want to disassociate it", cptr))
+	}
+	delete(ids, cptr)
+}
+
+func idsHandler(req *request) bool {
+	switch req.id {
+	case reqObjectDestroyed:
+		disassociateGoObject(req.ptr)
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func init() {
+	interopHandlers = append(interopHandlers, idsHandler)
+}