diff --git a/redo/comctl32_windows.c b/redo/comctl32_windows.c
index a6ffaf1..ede4c0c 100644
--- a/redo/comctl32_windows.c
+++ b/redo/comctl32_windows.c
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 static ULONG_PTR comctlManifestCookie;
 static HMODULE comctl32;
 
+/* TODO do any of these take WINAPI? */
+BOOL (*WINAPI fv_SetWindowSubclass)(HWND, SUBCLASSPROC, UINT_PTR, DWORD_PTR);
+BOOL (*WINAPI fv_RemoveWindowSubclass)(HWND, SUBCLASSPROC, UINT_PTR);
+LRESULT (*WINAPI fv_DefSubclassProc)(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);
+
 DWORD initCommonControls(LPCWSTR manifest, char **errmsg)
 {
 	ACTCTX actctx;
diff --git a/redo/comctl32_windows.go b/redo/comctl32_windows.go
index a28da69..55ba49f 100644
--- a/redo/comctl32_windows.go
+++ b/redo/comctl32_windows.go
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"unsafe"
 )
 
+// #include "winapi_windows.h"
+import "C"
+
 // pretty much every constant here except _WM_USER is from commctrl.h, except where noted
 
 /*
diff --git a/redo/common_windows.go b/redo/common_windows.go
index 77a2b99..a80ee2e 100644
--- a/redo/common_windows.go
+++ b/redo/common_windows.go
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ func xmissedmsg(purpose *C.char, f *C.char, uMsg C.UINT) {
 }
 
 func toUTF16(s string) C.LPCWSTR {
-	return C.LPCWSTR(unsafe.Pointer(syscall.StringToUTF16(s)))
+	return C.LPCWSTR(unsafe.Pointer(syscall.StringToUTF16Ptr(s)))
 }
 
-func getWindowText(hwnd uintptr) string {
+func getWindowText(hwnd C.HWND) string {
 	// WM_GETTEXTLENGTH and WM_GETTEXT return the count /without/ the terminating null character
 	// but WM_GETTEXT expects the buffer size handed to it to /include/ the terminating null character
-	n := C.getWindowTextLen(hwnd, c_WM_GETTEXTLENGTH, 0, 0)
+	n := C.getWindowTextLen(hwnd)
 	buf := make([]uint16, int(n + 1))
 	C.getWindowText(hwnd, C.WPARAM(n),
 		C.LPCWSTR(unsafe.Pointer(&buf[0])))
diff --git a/redo/controls_windows.c b/redo/controls_windows.c
index dadce75..77cf758 100644
--- a/redo/controls_windows.c
+++ b/redo/controls_windows.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ HWND newWidget(LPCWSTR class, DWORD style, DWORD extstyle)
 		also don't use low control IDs as they will conflict with dialog boxes (IDCANCEL, etc.)
 		*/
 		msgwin, (HMENU) 100, hInstance, NULL);
-	if (hwnd == NULL) {
+	if (hwnd == NULL)
 		xpanic("error creating control", GetLastError());
 	return hwnd;
 }
diff --git a/redo/controls_windows.go b/redo/controls_windows.go
index a553144..ec2f827 100644
--- a/redo/controls_windows.go
+++ b/redo/controls_windows.go
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 package ui
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-	"syscall"
 	"unsafe"
 )
 
@@ -15,7 +13,7 @@ type widgetbase struct {
 	hwnd	C.HWND
 }
 
-func newWidget(class C.LPCWSTR, style uintptr, extstyle uintptr) *widgetbase {
+func newWidget(class C.LPCWSTR, style C.DWORD, extstyle C.DWORD) *widgetbase {
 	return &widgetbase{
 		hwnd:	C.newWidget(class, style, extstyle),
 	}
@@ -43,7 +41,7 @@ func (w *widgetbase) text() *Request {
 	}
 }
 
-func (w *widgetbase) settext(text string, results ...t_LRESULT) *Request {
+func (w *widgetbase) settext(text string) *Request {
 	c := make(chan interface{})
 	return &Request{
 		op:		func() {
@@ -99,13 +97,6 @@ func (b *button) SetText(text string) *Request {
 	return b.settext(text)
 }
 
-var buttonsubprocptr uintptr
-
-// to avoid recursive initialization loop
-func init() {
-	buttonsubprocptr = syscall.NewCallback(buttonSubProc)
-}
-
 //export buttonClicked
 func buttonClicked(data unsafe.Pointer) {
 	b := (*button)(data)
diff --git a/redo/init_windows.c b/redo/init_windows.c
index ad3124c..d3771e0 100644
--- a/redo/init_windows.c
+++ b/redo/init_windows.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "winapi_windows.h"
 
-HINSTANCE hInstnace;
+HINSTANCE hInstance;
 int nCmdShow;
 
 HICON hDefaultIcon;
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ DWORD initWindows(char **errmsg)
 		*errmsg = "error loading default icon";
 		return GetLastError();
 	}
-	hDefaultCursor = LoadCursorW(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
+	hArrowCursor = LoadCursorW(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
 	if (hArrowCursor == NULL) {
 		*errmsg = "error loading arrow (default) cursor";
 		return GetLastError();
diff --git a/redo/sizing_windows.go b/redo/sizing_windows.go
index ede3101..d0c3937 100644
--- a/redo/sizing_windows.go
+++ b/redo/sizing_windows.go
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 
 package ui
 
-import (
-	"fmt"
-)
-
 // #include "winapi_windows.h"
 import "C"
 
@@ -38,10 +34,10 @@ func (w *window) beginResize() (d *sizing) {
 	d.baseY = int(tm.tmHeight)
 
 	if w.spaced {
-		d.xmargin = int(C.MulDiv(marginDialogUnits, d.baseX, 4))
-		d.ymargin = int(C.MulDiv(marginDialogUnits, d.baseY, 8))
-		d.xpadding = int(C.MulDiv(paddingDialogUnits, d.baseX, 4))
-		d.ypadding = int(C.MulDiv(paddingDialogUnits, d.baseY, 8))
+		d.xmargin = int(C.MulDiv(marginDialogUnits, C.int(d.baseX), 4))
+		d.ymargin = int(C.MulDiv(marginDialogUnits, C.int(d.baseY), 8))
+		d.xpadding = int(C.MulDiv(paddingDialogUnits, C.int(d.baseX), 4))
+		d.ypadding = int(C.MulDiv(paddingDialogUnits, C.int(d.baseY), 8))
 	}
 
 	return d
@@ -75,11 +71,11 @@ func (w *widgetbase) commitResize(c *allocation, d *sizing) {
 		yoff = stdDlgSizes[s.ctype].yoffalt
 	}
 	if yoff != 0 {
-		yoff = int(C.MulDiv(yoff, d.baseY, 8))
+		yoff = int(C.MulDiv(C.int(yoff), C.int(d.baseY), 8))
 	}
 	c.y += yoff
 */
-	C.moveWindow(w.hwnd, int(c.x), int(c.y), int(c.width), int(c.height))
+	C.moveWindow(w.hwnd, C.int(c.x), C.int(c.y), C.int(c.width), C.int(c.height))
 }
 
 func (w *widgetbase) getAuxResizeInfo(d *sizing) {
@@ -185,8 +181,8 @@ func (w *widgetbase) preferredSize(d *sizing) (width int, height int) {
 		width = defaultWidth
 	}
 	height = stdDlgSizes[s.ctype].height
-	width = f_MulDiv(width, d.baseX, 4)   // equivalent to right of rect
-	height = f_MulDiv(height, d.baseY, 8) // equivalent to bottom of rect
+	width = int(C.MulDiv(C.int(width), C.int(d.baseX), 4))		// equivalent to right of rect
+	height = int(C.MulDiv(C.int(height), C.int(d.baseY), 8))		// equivalent to bottom of rect
 */
 	return width, height
 }
diff --git a/redo/uitask_windows.c b/redo/uitask_windows.c
index 11ce412..291ef3b 100644
--- a/redo/uitask_windows.c
+++ b/redo/uitask_windows.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ void uimsgloop(void)
 void issue(void *request)
 {
 	SetLastError(0);
-	if (PostMessageW(msgwin, msgRequested, 0, (LPARAM) request) == 0)
+	if (PostMessageW(msgwin, msgRequest, 0, (LPARAM) request) == 0)
 		xpanic("error issuing request", GetLastError());
 }
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static LRESULT CALLBACK msgwinproc(HWND hwnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM l
 	switch (uMsg) {
 	case WM_COMMAND:
 		return forwardCommand(hwnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam);
-	case msgRequested:
+	case msgRequest:
 		xperform((void *) lParam);
 		return 0;
 	default:
diff --git a/redo/uitask_windows.go b/redo/uitask_windows.go
index ccb3fdb..3cb5012 100644
--- a/redo/uitask_windows.go
+++ b/redo/uitask_windows.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func uimsgloop() {
 }
 
 func uistop() {
-	f_PostQuitMessage(0)
+	C.PostQuitMessage(0)
 }
 
 func issue(req *Request) {
diff --git a/redo/window_windows.c b/redo/window_windows.c
index 5b45840..02eaddd 100644
--- a/redo/window_windows.c
+++ b/redo/window_windows.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #define windowclass L"gouiwindow"
 
-static LRESULT CALLBACK windowWinProc(HWND hwnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
+static LRESULT CALLBACK windowWndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 {
 	void *data;
 	RECT r;
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ static LRESULT CALLBACK windowWinProc(HWND hwnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARA
 
 	switch (uMsg) {
 	case WM_COMMAND:
-		return forwardCommand(hwnd, msg, wParam, lParam)
+		return forwardCommand(hwnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam);
 	case WM_SIZE:
 		if (GetClientRect(hwnd, &r) == 0)
-			xparent("error getting client rect for Window in WM_SIZE", GetLastError());
+			xpanic("error getting client rect for Window in WM_SIZE", GetLastError());
 		windowResize(data, &r);
 		return 0;
 	case WM_CLOSE:
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ HWND newWindow(LPCWSTR title, int width, int height, void *data)
 		WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,
 		CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT,
 		width, height,
-		NULL, NULL, hInstance, w);
+		NULL, NULL, hInstance, data);
 	if (hwnd == NULL)
-		xpanic("Window creation failed", GetLastError();
+		xpanic("Window creation failed", GetLastError());
 	return hwnd;
 }