diff --git a/new/button_windows.c b/new/button_windows.c
index 0bd3021..f89a197 100644
--- a/new/button_windows.c
+++ b/new/button_windows.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static void preferredSize(uiControl *c, uiSizing *d, intmax_t *width, intmax_t *
 	HWND hwnd;
 	SIZE size;
 
-	hwnd = (HWND) uiControlHandle(c);
+	hwnd = uiControlHWND(c);
 
 	// try the comctl32 version 6 way
 	size.cx = 0;		// explicitly ask for ideal size
diff --git a/new/checkbox_windows.c b/new/checkbox_windows.c
index 28433d2..951eee9 100644
--- a/new/checkbox_windows.c
+++ b/new/checkbox_windows.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ static BOOL onWM_COMMAND(uiControl *c, WORD code, LRESULT *lResult)
 		return FALSE;
 
 	// we didn't use BS_AUTOCHECKBOX (see controls_windows.go) so we have to manage the check state ourselves
-	hwnd = (HWND) uiControlHandle(c);
+	hwnd = uiControlHWND(c);
 	check = BST_CHECKED;
 	if (SendMessage(hwnd, BM_GETCHECK, 0, 0) == BST_CHECKED)
 		check = BST_UNCHECKED;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static void onWM_DESTROY(uiControl *c)
 
 static void preferredSize(uiControl *c, uiSizing *d, intmax_t *width, intmax_t *height)
 {
-	*width = uiDlgUnitsToX(checkboxXFromLeftOfBoxToLeftOfLabel, d->sys->baseX) + uiWindowsWindowTextWidth((HWND) uiControlHandle(c));
+	*width = uiDlgUnitsToX(checkboxXFromLeftOfBoxToLeftOfLabel, d->sys->baseX) + uiWindowsWindowTextWidth(uiControlHWND(c));
 	*height = uiDlgUnitsToY(checkboxHeight, d->sys->baseY);
 }
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ int uiCheckboxChecked(uiControl *c)
 {
 	HWND hwnd;
 
-	hwnd = (HWND) uiControlHandle(c);
+	hwnd = uiControlHWND(c);
 	return SendMessage(hwnd, BM_GETCHECK, 0, 0) == BST_CHECKED;
 }
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void uiCheckboxSetChecked(uiControl *c, int checked)
 	HWND hwnd;
 	WPARAM check;
 
-	hwnd = (HWND) uiControlHandle(c);
+	hwnd = uiControlHWND(c);
 	check = BST_CHECKED;
 	if (!checked)
 		check = BST_UNCHECKED;
diff --git a/new/label_windows.c b/new/label_windows.c
index 8108033..3d8a5cc 100644
--- a/new/label_windows.c
+++ b/new/label_windows.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ static void onWM_DESTROY(uiControl *c)
 
 static void preferredSize(uiControl *c, uiSizing *d, intmax_t *width, intmax_t *height)
 {
-	*width = uiWindowsWindowTextWidth((HWND) uiControlHandle(c));
+	*width = uiWindowsWindowTextWidth(uiControlHWND(c));
 	*height = uiDlgUnitsToY(labelHeight, d->sys->baseY);
 }
 
diff --git a/new/newcontrol_windows.c b/new/newcontrol_windows.c
index 1d48229..12a26f3 100644
--- a/new/newcontrol_windows.c
+++ b/new/newcontrol_windows.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static void singleSetParent(uiControl *c, uiParent *parent)
 	singleHWND *s = (singleHWND *) (c->internal);
 
 	s->parent = parent;
-	if (SetParent(s->hwnd, (HWND) uiParentHandle(s->parent)) == NULL)
+	if (SetParent(s->hwnd, uiParentHWND(s->parent)) == NULL)
 		logLastError("error setting control parent in singleSetParent()");
 	uiParentUpdate(s->parent);
 }
diff --git a/new/tab_windows.c b/new/tab_windows.c
index 854e5e8..476f20b 100644
--- a/new/tab_windows.c
+++ b/new/tab_windows.c
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@ static BOOL onWM_NOTIFY(uiControl *c, NMHDR *nm, LRESULT *lResult)
 
 	switch (nm->code) {
 	case TCN_SELCHANGING:
-		n = SendMessageW((HWND) uiControlHandle(c), TCM_GETCURSEL, 0, 0);
+		n = SendMessageW(uiControlHWND(c), TCM_GETCURSEL, 0, 0);
 		if (n != (LRESULT) (-1))		// if we're changing to a real tab
-			ShowWindow((HWND) uiParentHandle(t->pages[n].content), SW_HIDE);
+			ShowWindow(uiParentHWND(t->pages[n].content), SW_HIDE);
 		*lResult = FALSE;			// and allow the change
 		return TRUE;
 	case TCN_SELCHANGE:
-		n = SendMessageW((HWND) uiControlHandle(c), TCM_GETCURSEL, 0, 0);
+		n = SendMessageW(uiControlHWND(c), TCM_GETCURSEL, 0, 0);
 		if (n != (LRESULT) (-1)) {		// if we're changing to a real tab
-			ShowWindow((HWND) uiParentHandle(t->pages[n].content), SW_SHOW);
+			ShowWindow(uiParentHWND(t->pages[n].content), SW_SHOW);
 			// because we only resize the current child on resize, we'll need to trigger an update here
 			uiParentUpdate(t->pages[n].content);
 		}
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static void resizeTab(uiControl *c, LONG width, LONG height)
 	LRESULT n;
 	RECT r;
 
-	hwnd = (HWND) uiControlHandle(c);
+	hwnd = uiControlHWND(c);
 
 	n = SendMessageW(hwnd, TCM_GETCURSEL, 0, 0);
 	if (n == (LRESULT) (-1))		// no child selected; do nothing
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static void resizeTab(uiControl *c, LONG width, LONG height)
 	// convert to the display rectangle
 	SendMessageW(hwnd, TCM_ADJUSTRECT, FALSE, (LPARAM) (&r));
 
-	if (MoveWindow((HWND) uiParentHandle(t->pages[n].content), r.left, r.top, r.right - r.left, r.bottom - r.top, TRUE) == 0)
+	if (MoveWindow(uiParentHWND(t->pages[n].content), r.left, r.top, r.right - r.left, r.bottom - r.top, TRUE) == 0)
 		logLastError("error resizing current tab page in resizeTab()");
 }
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ uiControl *uiNewTab(void)
 	t = uiNew(struct tab);
 	c->data = t;
 
-	hwnd = (HWND) uiControlHandle(c);
+	hwnd = uiControlHWND(c);
 	if ((*fv_SetWindowSubclass)(hwnd, tabSubProc, 0, (DWORD_PTR) c) == FALSE)
 		logLastError("error subclassing Tab to give it its own resize handler in uiNewTab()");
 
@@ -152,13 +152,13 @@ void uiTabAddPage(uiControl *c, const char *name, uiControl *child)
 		t->pages = (struct tabPage *) uiRealloc(t->pages, t->cap * sizeof (struct tabPage), "struct tabPage[]");
 	}
 
-	hwnd = (HWND) uiControlHandle(c);
+	hwnd = uiControlHWND(c);
 	n = SendMessageW(hwnd, TCM_GETITEMCOUNT, 0, 0);
 
 	parent = uiNewParent((uintptr_t) hwnd);
 	uiParentSetChild(parent, child);
 	if (n != 0)		// if this isn't the first page, we have to hide the other controls
-		ShowWindow((HWND) uiParentHandle(parent), SW_HIDE);
+		ShowWindow(uiParentHWND(parent), SW_HIDE);
 	t->pages[t->len].content = parent;
 	t->len++;
 
diff --git a/new/ui_windows.h b/new/ui_windows.h
index 0fba593..70badb4 100644
--- a/new/ui_windows.h
+++ b/new/ui_windows.h
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ This file assumes that you have included <windows.h> and "ui.h" beforehand. It p
 #ifndef __UI_UI_WINDOWS_H__
 #define __UI_UI_WINDOWS_H__
 
+// Correctness macros.
+#define uiControlHWND(c) ((HWND) uiControlHandle(c))
+#define uiParentHWND(p) ((HWND) uiParentHandle(p))
+
 // uiWindowsNewControl() creates a new uiControl with the given Windows API control inside.
 // You will need to provide the preferredSize() method yourself.
 typedef struct uiWindowsNewControlParams uiWindowsNewControlParams;
diff --git a/new/window_windows.c b/new/window_windows.c
index a52debf..0bac04b 100644
--- a/new/window_windows.c
+++ b/new/window_windows.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static LRESULT CALLBACK uiWindowWndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPA
 			break;
 		if (GetClientRect(w->hwnd, &r) == 0)
 			logLastError("error getting window client rect for resize in uiWindowWndProc()");
-		contenthwnd = (HWND) uiParentHandle(w->content);
+		contenthwnd = uiParentHWND(w->content);
 		if (MoveWindow(contenthwnd, r.left, r.top, r.right - r.left, r.bottom - r.top, TRUE) == 0)
 			logLastError("error resizing window content parent in uiWindowWndProc()");
 		return 0;