diff --git a/newctrl/area_darwin.go b/newctrl/area_darwin.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6288ac9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newctrl/area_darwin.go
@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+// 29 march 2014
+
+package ui
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"image"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+//// #include <HIToolbox/Events.h>
+// #include "objc_darwin.h"
+import "C"
+
+type area struct {
+	*areabase
+
+	*scroller
+	textfield     C.id
+	textfielddone *event
+}
+
+func newArea(ab *areabase) Area {
+	a := &area{
+		areabase:      ab,
+		textfielddone: newEvent(),
+	}
+	id := C.newArea(unsafe.Pointer(a))
+	a.scroller = newScroller(id, false) // no border on Area
+	a.fpreferredSize = a.xpreferredSize
+	a.SetSize(a.width, a.height)
+	a.textfield = C.newTextField()
+	C.areaSetTextField(a.id, a.textfield)
+	return a
+}
+
+func (a *area) SetSize(width, height int) {
+	a.width = width
+	a.height = height
+	// set the frame size to set the area's effective size on the Cocoa side
+	C.moveControl(a.id, 0, 0, C.intptr_t(a.width), C.intptr_t(a.height))
+}
+
+func (a *area) Repaint(r image.Rectangle) {
+	var s C.struct_xrect
+
+	r = image.Rect(0, 0, a.width, a.height).Intersect(r)
+	if r.Empty() {
+		return
+	}
+	s.x = C.intptr_t(r.Min.X)
+	s.y = C.intptr_t(r.Min.Y)
+	s.width = C.intptr_t(r.Dx())
+	s.height = C.intptr_t(r.Dy())
+	C.areaRepaint(a.id, s)
+}
+
+func (a *area) RepaintAll() {
+	C.areaRepaintAll(a.id)
+}
+
+func (a *area) OpenTextFieldAt(x, y int) {
+	if x < 0 || x >= a.width || y < 0 || y >= a.height {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("point (%d,%d) outside Area in Area.OpenTextFieldAt()", x, y))
+	}
+	C.areaTextFieldOpen(a.id, a.textfield, C.intptr_t(x), C.intptr_t(y))
+}
+
+func (a *area) TextFieldText() string {
+	return C.GoString(C.textfieldText(a.textfield))
+}
+
+func (a *area) SetTextFieldText(text string) {
+	ctext := C.CString(text)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(ctext))
+	C.textfieldSetText(a.textfield, ctext)
+}
+
+func (a *area) OnTextFieldDismissed(f func()) {
+	a.textfielddone.set(f)
+}
+
+//export areaTextFieldDismissed
+func areaTextFieldDismissed(data unsafe.Pointer) {
+	a := (*area)(unsafe.Pointer(data))
+	C.controlSetHidden(a.textfield, C.YES)
+	a.textfielddone.fire()
+}
+
+//export areaView_drawRect
+func areaView_drawRect(self C.id, rect C.struct_xrect, data unsafe.Pointer) {
+	a := (*area)(data)
+	// no need to clear the clip rect; the NSScrollView does that for us (see the setDrawsBackground: call in objc_darwin.m)
+	// rectangles in Cocoa are origin/size, not point0/point1; if we don't watch for this, weird things will happen when scrolling
+	cliprect := image.Rect(int(rect.x), int(rect.y), int(rect.x+rect.width), int(rect.y+rect.height))
+	cliprect = image.Rect(0, 0, int(a.width), int(a.height)).Intersect(cliprect)
+	if cliprect.Empty() { // no intersection; nothing to paint
+		return
+	}
+	i := a.handler.Paint(cliprect)
+	success := C.drawImage(
+		unsafe.Pointer(pixelData(i)), C.intptr_t(i.Rect.Dx()), C.intptr_t(i.Rect.Dy()), C.intptr_t(i.Stride),
+		C.intptr_t(cliprect.Min.X), C.intptr_t(cliprect.Min.Y))
+	if success == C.NO {
+		panic("error drawing into Area (exactly what is unknown)")
+	}
+}
+
+func parseModifiers(e C.id) (m Modifiers) {
+	mods := C.modifierFlags(e)
+	if (mods & C.cNSControlKeyMask) != 0 {
+		m |= Ctrl
+	}
+	if (mods & C.cNSAlternateKeyMask) != 0 {
+		m |= Alt
+	}
+	if (mods & C.cNSShiftKeyMask) != 0 {
+		m |= Shift
+	}
+	if (mods & C.cNSCommandKeyMask) != 0 {
+		m |= Super
+	}
+	return m
+}
+
+func areaMouseEvent(self C.id, e C.id, click bool, up bool, data unsafe.Pointer) {
+	var me MouseEvent
+
+	a := (*area)(data)
+	xp := C.getTranslatedEventPoint(self, e)
+	me.Pos = image.Pt(int(xp.x), int(xp.y))
+	// for the most part, Cocoa won't geenerate an event outside the Area... except when dragging outside the Area, so check for this
+	if !me.Pos.In(image.Rect(0, 0, int(a.width), int(a.height))) {
+		return
+	}
+	me.Modifiers = parseModifiers(e)
+	which := uint(C.buttonNumber(e)) + 1
+	if which == 3 { // swap middle and right button numbers
+		which = 2
+	} else if which == 2 {
+		which = 3
+	}
+	if click && up {
+		me.Up = which
+	} else if click {
+		me.Down = which
+		// this already works the way we want it to so nothing special needed like with Windows and GTK+
+		me.Count = uint(C.clickCount(e))
+	} else {
+		which = 0 // reset for Held processing below
+	}
+	// the docs do say don't use this for tracking (mouseMoved:) since it returns the state now, and mouse move events work by tracking, but as far as I can tell dragging the mouse over the inactive window does not generate an event on Mac OS X, so :/ (tracking doesn't touch dragging anyway except during mouseEntered: and mouseExited:, which we don't handle, and the only other tracking message, cursorChanged:, we also don't handle (yet...? need to figure out if this is how to set custom cursors or not), so)
+	held := C.pressedMouseButtons()
+	if which != 1 && (held&1) != 0 { // button 1
+		me.Held = append(me.Held, 1)
+	}
+	if which != 2 && (held&4) != 0 { // button 2; mind the swap
+		me.Held = append(me.Held, 2)
+	}
+	if which != 3 && (held&2) != 0 { // button 3
+		me.Held = append(me.Held, 3)
+	}
+	held >>= 3
+	for i := uint(4); held != 0; i++ {
+		if which != i && (held&1) != 0 {
+			me.Held = append(me.Held, i)
+		}
+		held >>= 1
+	}
+	a.handler.Mouse(me)
+}
+
+//export areaView_mouseMoved_mouseDragged
+func areaView_mouseMoved_mouseDragged(self C.id, e C.id, data unsafe.Pointer) {
+	// for moving, this is handled by the tracking rect stuff above
+	// for dragging, if multiple buttons are held, only one of their xxxMouseDragged: messages will be sent, so this is OK to do
+	areaMouseEvent(self, e, false, false, data)
+}
+
+//export areaView_mouseDown
+func areaView_mouseDown(self C.id, e C.id, data unsafe.Pointer) {
+	// no need to manually set focus; Mac OS X has already done that for us by this point since we set our view to be a first responder
+	areaMouseEvent(self, e, true, false, data)
+}
+
+//export areaView_mouseUp
+func areaView_mouseUp(self C.id, e C.id, data unsafe.Pointer) {
+	areaMouseEvent(self, e, true, true, data)
+}
+
+func sendKeyEvent(self C.id, ke KeyEvent, data unsafe.Pointer) C.BOOL {
+	a := (*area)(data)
+	handled := a.handler.Key(ke)
+	return toBOOL(handled)
+}
+
+func areaKeyEvent(self C.id, e C.id, up bool, data unsafe.Pointer) C.BOOL {
+	var ke KeyEvent
+
+	keyCode := uintptr(C.keyCode(e))
+	ke, ok := fromKeycode(keyCode)
+	if !ok {
+		// no such key; modifiers by themselves are handled by -[self flagsChanged:]
+		return C.NO
+	}
+	// either ke.Key or ke.ExtKey will be set at this point
+	ke.Modifiers = parseModifiers(e)
+	ke.Up = up
+	return sendKeyEvent(self, ke, data)
+}
+
+//export areaView_keyDown
+func areaView_keyDown(self C.id, e C.id, data unsafe.Pointer) C.BOOL {
+	return areaKeyEvent(self, e, false, data)
+}
+
+//export areaView_keyUp
+func areaView_keyUp(self C.id, e C.id, data unsafe.Pointer) C.BOOL {
+	return areaKeyEvent(self, e, true, data)
+}
+
+//export areaView_flagsChanged
+func areaView_flagsChanged(self C.id, e C.id, data unsafe.Pointer) C.BOOL {
+	var ke KeyEvent
+
+	// Mac OS X sends this event on both key up and key down.
+	// Fortunately -[e keyCode] IS valid here, so we can simply map from key code to Modifiers, get the value of [e modifierFlags], and check if the respective bit is set or not — that will give us the up/down state
+	keyCode := uintptr(C.keyCode(e))
+	mod, ok := keycodeModifiers[keyCode] // comma-ok form to avoid adding entries
+	if !ok {                             // unknown modifier; ignore
+		return C.NO
+	}
+	ke.Modifiers = parseModifiers(e)
+	ke.Up = (ke.Modifiers & mod) == 0
+	ke.Modifier = mod
+	// don't include the modifier in ke.Modifiers
+	ke.Modifiers &^= mod
+	return sendKeyEvent(self, ke, data)
+}
+
+func (a *area) xpreferredSize(d *sizing) (width, height int) {
+	// the preferred size of an Area is its size
+	return a.width, a.height
+}
diff --git a/newctrl/button_darwin.go b/newctrl/button_darwin.go
index 65262c1..1a0cd1b 100644
--- a/newctrl/button_darwin.go
+++ b/newctrl/button_darwin.go
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ func newButton(text string) *button {
 		controlSingleObject:		newControlSingleObject(C.newButton()),
 		clicked: newEvent(),
 	}
-	C.buttonSetText(b._id, ctext)
-	C.buttonSetDelegate(b._id, unsafe.Pointer(b))
+	C.buttonSetText(b.id, ctext)
+	C.buttonSetDelegate(b.id, unsafe.Pointer(b))
 	return b
 }
 
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ func (b *button) OnClicked(e func()) {
 }
 
 func (b *button) Text() string {
-	return C.GoString(C.buttonText(b._id))
+	return C.GoString(C.buttonText(b.id))
 }
 
 func (b *button) SetText(text string) {
 	ctext := C.CString(text)
 	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(ctext))
-	C.buttonSetText(b._id, ctext)
+	C.buttonSetText(b.id, ctext)
 }
 
 //export buttonClicked
diff --git a/newctrl/checkbox_darwin.go b/newctrl/checkbox_darwin.go
index 741b163..1578add 100644
--- a/newctrl/checkbox_darwin.go
+++ b/newctrl/checkbox_darwin.go
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ func newCheckbox(text string) *checkbox {
 		controlSingleObject:		newControlSingleObject(C.newCheckbox()),
 		toggled: newEvent(),
 	}
-	C.buttonSetText(c._id, ctext)
-	C.checkboxSetDelegate(c._id, unsafe.Pointer(c))
+	C.buttonSetText(c.id, ctext)
+	C.checkboxSetDelegate(c.id, unsafe.Pointer(c))
 	return c
 }
 
@@ -31,21 +31,21 @@ func (c *checkbox) OnToggled(e func()) {
 }
 
 func (c *checkbox) Text() string {
-	return C.GoString(C.buttonText(c._id))
+	return C.GoString(C.buttonText(c.id))
 }
 
 func (c *checkbox) SetText(text string) {
 	ctext := C.CString(text)
 	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(ctext))
-	C.buttonSetText(c._id, ctext)
+	C.buttonSetText(c.id, ctext)
 }
 
 func (c *checkbox) Checked() bool {
-	return fromBOOL(C.checkboxChecked(c._id))
+	return fromBOOL(C.checkboxChecked(c.id))
 }
 
 func (c *checkbox) SetChecked(checked bool) {
-	C.checkboxSetChecked(c._id, toBOOL(checked))
+	C.checkboxSetChecked(c.id, toBOOL(checked))
 }
 
 //export checkboxToggled
diff --git a/newctrl/group_darwin.go b/newctrl/group_darwin.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23dd563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newctrl/group_darwin.go
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+// 16 august 2014
+
+package ui
+
+import (
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+// #include "objc_darwin.h"
+import "C"
+
+type group struct {
+	*controlSingleObject
+
+	child			Control
+	container		*container
+
+	margined		bool
+
+	chainresize	func(x int, y int, width int, height int, d *sizing)
+}
+
+func newGroup(text string, control Control) Group {
+	g := new(group)
+	g.container = newContainer()
+	g.controlSingleObject = newControlSingleObject(C.newGroup(g.container.id))
+	g.child = control
+	g.child.setParent(g.container.parent())
+	g.SetText(text)
+	g.chainresize = g.fresize
+	g.fresize = g.xresize
+	return g
+}
+
+func (g *group) Text() string {
+	return C.GoString(C.groupText(g.id))
+}
+
+func (g *group) SetText(text string) {
+	ctext := C.CString(text)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(ctext))
+	C.groupSetText(g.id, ctext)
+}
+
+func (g *group) Margined() bool {
+	return g.margined
+}
+
+func (g *group) SetMargined(margined bool) {
+	g.margined = margined
+}
+
+func (g *group) xresize(x int, y int, width int, height int, d *sizing) {
+	// first, chain up to change the GtkFrame and its child container
+	g.chainresize(x, y, width, height, d)
+
+	// now that the container has the correct size, we can resize the child
+	a := g.container.allocation(g.margined)
+	g.child.resize(int(a.x), int(a.y), int(a.width), int(a.height), d)
+}
diff --git a/newctrl/label_darwin.go b/newctrl/label_darwin.go
index 1233735..64a15b1 100644
--- a/newctrl/label_darwin.go
+++ b/newctrl/label_darwin.go
@@ -22,21 +22,13 @@ func newLabel(text string) Label {
 }
 
 func (l *label) Text() string {
-	return C.GoString(C.textfieldText(l._id))
+	return C.GoString(C.textfieldText(l.id))
 }
 
 func (l *label) SetText(text string) {
 	ctext := C.CString(text)
 	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(ctext))
-	C.textfieldSetText(l._id, ctext)
-}
-
-func (l *label) isStandalone() bool {
-	return l.standalone
-}
-
-func (l *label) id() C.id {
-	return l._id
+	C.textfieldSetText(l.id, ctext)
 }
 
 /*TODO
diff --git a/newctrl/tab_darwin.go b/newctrl/tab_darwin.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8bc1276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newctrl/tab_darwin.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// 25 july 2014
+
+package ui
+
+import (
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+// #include "objc_darwin.h"
+import "C"
+
+type tab struct {
+	*controlSingleObject
+	tabs			[]*container
+	children		[]Control
+	chainresize	func(x int, y int, width int, height int
+}
+
+func newTab() Tab {
+	t := &tab{
+		controlSingleObject:		newControlSingleObject(C.newTab()),
+	}
+	t.fpreferredsize = t.xpreferredsize
+	t.chainresize = t.fresize
+	t.fresize = t.xresize
+	return t
+}
+
+func (t *tab) Append(name string, control Control) {
+	c := newContainer()
+	t.tabs = append(t.tabs, c)
+	control.setParent(c.parent())
+	t.children = append(t.children, control)
+	cname := C.CString(name)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cname))
+	C.tabAppend(t.id, cname, c.id)
+}
+
+func (t *tab) xpreferredSize(d *sizing) (width, height int) {
+	s := C.tabPreferredSize(t.id)
+	return int(s.width), int(s.height)
+}
+
+func (t *tab) xresize(x int, y int, width int, height int, d *sizing) {
+	// first, chain up to change the GtkFrame and its child container
+	t.chainresize(x, y, width, height, d)
+
+	// now that the containers have the correct size, we can resize the children
+	for i, _ := range t.tabs {
+		a := t.tabs[i].allocation(false/*TODO*/)
+		t.children[i].resize(int(a.x), int(a.y), int(a.width), int(a.height), d)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/newctrl/table_darwin.go b/newctrl/table_darwin.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60a3614
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newctrl/table_darwin.go
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+// 29 july 2014
+
+package ui
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+// #include "objc_darwin.h"
+import "C"
+
+type table struct {
+	*tablebase
+
+	*scroller
+
+	images   []C.id
+	selected *event
+}
+
+func finishNewTable(b *tablebase, ty reflect.Type) Table {
+	id := C.newTable()
+	t := &table{
+		scroller:  newScroller(id, true), // border on Table
+		tablebase: b,
+		selected:  newEvent(),
+	}
+	t.fpreferredSize = t.xpreferredSize
+	// also sets the delegate
+	C.tableMakeDataSource(t.id, unsafe.Pointer(t))
+	for i := 0; i < ty.NumField(); i++ {
+		cname := C.CString(ty.Field(i).Name)
+		coltype := C.colTypeText
+		editable := false
+		switch {
+		case ty.Field(i).Type == reflect.TypeOf(ImageIndex(0)):
+			coltype = C.colTypeImage
+		case ty.Field(i).Type.Kind() == reflect.Bool:
+			coltype = C.colTypeCheckbox
+			editable = true
+		}
+		C.tableAppendColumn(t.id, C.intptr_t(i), cname, C.int(coltype), toBOOL(editable))
+		C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cname)) // free now (not deferred) to conserve memory
+	}
+	return t
+}
+
+func (t *table) Unlock() {
+	t.unlock()
+	// there's a possibility that user actions can happen at this point, before the view is updated
+	// alas, this is something we have to deal with, because Unlock() can be called from any thread
+	go func() {
+		Do(func() {
+			t.RLock()
+			defer t.RUnlock()
+			C.tableUpdate(t.id)
+		})
+	}()
+}
+
+func (t *table) LoadImageList(i ImageList) {
+	i.apply(&t.images)
+}
+
+func (t *table) Selected() int {
+	t.RLock()
+	defer t.RUnlock()
+	return int(C.tableSelected(t.id))
+}
+
+func (t *table) Select(index int) {
+	t.RLock()
+	defer t.RUnlock()
+	C.tableSelect(t.id, C.intptr_t(index))
+}
+
+func (t *table) OnSelected(f func()) {
+	t.selected.set(f)
+}
+
+//export goTableDataSource_getValue
+func goTableDataSource_getValue(data unsafe.Pointer, row C.intptr_t, col C.intptr_t, outtype *C.int) unsafe.Pointer {
+	t := (*table)(data)
+	t.RLock()
+	defer t.RUnlock()
+	d := reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(t.data))
+	datum := d.Index(int(row)).Field(int(col))
+	switch {
+	case datum.Type() == reflect.TypeOf(ImageIndex(0)):
+		*outtype = C.colTypeImage
+		d := datum.Interface().(ImageIndex)
+		return unsafe.Pointer(t.images[d])
+	case datum.Kind() == reflect.Bool:
+		*outtype = C.colTypeCheckbox
+		if datum.Bool() == true {
+			// return a non-nil pointer
+			// outtype isn't Go-side so it'll work
+			return unsafe.Pointer(outtype)
+		}
+		return nil
+	default:
+		s := fmt.Sprintf("%v", datum)
+		return unsafe.Pointer(C.CString(s))
+	}
+}
+
+//export goTableDataSource_getRowCount
+func goTableDataSource_getRowCount(data unsafe.Pointer) C.intptr_t {
+	t := (*table)(data)
+	t.RLock()
+	defer t.RUnlock()
+	d := reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(t.data))
+	return C.intptr_t(d.Len())
+}
+
+//export goTableDataSource_toggled
+func goTableDataSource_toggled(data unsafe.Pointer, row C.intptr_t, col C.intptr_t, checked C.BOOL) {
+	t := (*table)(data)
+	t.Lock()
+	defer t.Unlock()
+	d := reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(t.data))
+	datum := d.Index(int(row)).Field(int(col))
+	datum.SetBool(fromBOOL(checked))
+}
+
+//export tableSelectionChanged
+func tableSelectionChanged(data unsafe.Pointer) {
+	t := (*table)(data)
+	t.selected.fire()
+}
+
+func (t *table) xpreferredSize(d *sizing) (width, height int) {
+	s := C.tablePreferredSize(t.id)
+	return int(s.width), int(s.height)
+}
diff --git a/newctrl/textfield_darwin.go b/newctrl/textfield_darwin.go
index c9ca78b..bf63073 100644
--- a/newctrl/textfield_darwin.go
+++ b/newctrl/textfield_darwin.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func finishNewTextField(id C.id) *textfield {
 		controlSingleObject:		newControlSingleObject(id),
 		changed: newEvent(),
 	}
-	C.textfieldSetDelegate(t._id, unsafe.Pointer(t))
+	C.textfieldSetDelegate(t.id, unsafe.Pointer(t))
 	t.chainpreferredSize = t.fpreferredSize
 	t.fpreferredSize = t.xpreferredSize
 	return t
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ func newPasswordField() *textfield {
 }
 
 func (t *textfield) Text() string {
-	return C.GoString(C.textfieldText(t._id))
+	return C.GoString(C.textfieldText(t.id))
 }
 
 func (t *textfield) SetText(text string) {
 	ctext := C.CString(text)
 	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(ctext))
-	C.textfieldSetText(t._id, ctext)
+	C.textfieldSetText(t.id, ctext)
 }
 
 func (t *textfield) OnChanged(f func()) {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (t *textfield) Invalid(reason string) {
 	}
 	creason := C.CString(reason)
 	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(creason))
-	t.invalid = C.textfieldOpenInvalidPopover(t._id, creason)
+	t.invalid = C.textfieldOpenInvalidPopover(t.id, creason)
 }
 
 //export textfieldChanged