diff --git a/new/button_unix.c b/new/button_unix.c
index a39bdf5..c458e68 100644
--- a/new/button_unix.c
+++ b/new/button_unix.c
@@ -47,7 +47,15 @@ uiControl *uiNewButton(const char *text)
 	return b->c;
 }
 
-// TODO text
+char *uiButtonText(uiControl *c)
+{
+	return g_strdup(gtk_button_get_label(GTK_BUTTON(uiControlHandle(c))));
+}
+
+void uiButtonSetText(uiControl *c, const char *text)
+{
+	gtk_button_set_label(GTK_BUTTON(uiControlHandle(c)), text);
+}
 
 void uiButtonOnClicked(uiControl *c, void (*f)(uiControl *, void *), void *data)
 {
diff --git a/new/entry_unix.c b/new/entry_unix.c
index 2316618..04005d3 100644
--- a/new/entry_unix.c
+++ b/new/entry_unix.c
@@ -30,3 +30,13 @@ uiControl *uiNewEntry(void)
 
 	return e->c;
 }
+
+char *uiEntryText(uiControl *c)
+{
+	return g_strdup(gtk_entry_get_text(GTK_ENTRY(uiControlHandle(c))));
+}
+
+void uiEntrySetText(uiControl *c, const char *text)
+{
+	gtk_entry_set_text(GTK_ENTRY(uiControlHandle(c)), text);
+}
diff --git a/new/util_unix.c b/new/util_unix.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72b71df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/new/util_unix.c
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// 9 april 2015
+#include "uipriv_unix.h"
+
+void uiFreeText(char *t)
+{
+	g_free(t);
+}
diff --git a/new/window_unix.c b/new/window_unix.c
index 293fa51..dca52e3 100644
--- a/new/window_unix.c
+++ b/new/window_unix.c
@@ -39,7 +39,15 @@ uintptr_t uiWindowHandle(uiWindow *w)
 	return (uintptr_t) (w->widget);
 }
 
-// TODO titles
+char *uiWindowTitle(uiWindow *w)
+{
+	return g_strdup(gtk_window_get_title(GTK_WINDOW(w->widget)));
+}
+
+void uiWindowSetTitle(uiWindow *w, const char *title)
+{
+	gtk_window_set_title(GTK_WINDOW(w->widget), title);
+}
 
 void uiWindowShow(uiWindow *w)
 {