diff --git a/test/OLD_page16.c b/test/OLD_page16.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..80ac0139
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/OLD_page16.c
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+// 21 june 2016
+#include "test.h"
+
+static uiTableModelHandler mh;
+
+static int modelNumColumns(uiTableModelHandler *mh, uiTableModel *m)
+{
+	return 9;
+}
+
+static uiTableModelColumnType modelColumnType(uiTableModelHandler *mh, uiTableModel *m, int column)
+{
+	if (column == 3 || column == 4)
+		return uiTableModelColumnColor;
+	if (column == 5)
+		return uiTableModelColumnImage;
+	if (column == 7 || column == 8)
+		return uiTableModelColumnInt;
+	return uiTableModelColumnString;
+}
+
+static int modelNumRows(uiTableModelHandler *mh, uiTableModel *m)
+{
+	return 15;
+}
+
+static uiImage *img[2];
+static char row9text[1024];
+static int yellowRow = -1;
+static int checkStates[15];
+
+static void *modelCellValue(uiTableModelHandler *mh, uiTableModel *m, int row, int col)
+{
+	char buf[256];
+
+	if (col == 3) {
+		if (row == yellowRow)
+			return uiTableModelGiveColor(1, 1, 0, 1);
+		if (row == 3)
+			return uiTableModelGiveColor(1, 0, 0, 1);
+		if (row == 11)
+			return uiTableModelGiveColor(0, 0.5, 1, 0.5);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	if (col == 4) {
+		if ((row % 2) == 1)
+			return uiTableModelGiveColor(0.5, 0, 0.75, 1);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	if (col == 5) {
+		if (row < 8)
+			return img[0];
+		return img[1];
+	}
+	if (col == 7)
+		return uiTableModelGiveInt(checkStates[row]);
+	if (col == 8) {
+		if (row == 0)
+			return uiTableModelGiveInt(0);
+		if (row == 13)
+			return uiTableModelGiveInt(100);
+		if (row == 14)
+			return uiTableModelGiveInt(-1);
+		return uiTableModelGiveInt(50);
+	}
+	switch (col) {
+	case 0:
+		sprintf(buf, "Row %d", row);
+		break;
+	case 2:
+		if (row == 9)
+			return uiTableModelStrdup(row9text);
+		// fall through
+	case 1:
+		strcpy(buf, "Part");
+		break;
+	case 6:
+		strcpy(buf, "Make Yellow");
+		break;
+	}
+	return uiTableModelStrdup(buf);
+}
+
+static void modelSetCellValue(uiTableModelHandler *mh, uiTableModel *m, int row, int col, const void *val)
+{
+	if (row == 9 && col == 2)
+		strcpy(row9text, (const char *) val);
+	if (col == 6)
+		yellowRow = row;
+	if (col == 7)
+		checkStates[row] = uiTableModelTakeInt(val);
+}
+
+uiBox *makePage16(void)
+{
+	uiBox *page16;
+	uiTableModel *m;
+	uiTable *t;
+	uiTableColumn *tc;
+
+	img[0] = uiNewImage(16, 16);
+	appendImageNamed(img[0], "andlabs_16x16test_24june2016.png");
+	appendImageNamed(img[0], "andlabs_32x32test_24june2016.png");
+	img[1] = uiNewImage(16, 16);
+	appendImageNamed(img[1], "tango-icon-theme-0.8.90_16x16_x-office-spreadsheet.png");
+	appendImageNamed(img[1], "tango-icon-theme-0.8.90_32x32_x-office-spreadsheet.png");
+
+	strcpy(row9text, "Part");
+
+	memset(checkStates, 0, 15 * sizeof (int));
+
+	page16 = newVerticalBox();
+
+	mh.NumColumns = modelNumColumns;
+	mh.ColumnType = modelColumnType;
+	mh.NumRows = modelNumRows;
+	mh.CellValue = modelCellValue;
+	mh.SetCellValue = modelSetCellValue;
+	m = uiNewTableModel(&mh);
+
+	t = uiNewTable(m);
+	uiBoxAppend(page16, uiControl(t), 1);
+
+	uiTableAppendTextColumn(t, "Column 1", 0);
+
+	tc = uiTableAppendColumn(t, "Column 2");
+	uiTableColumnAppendImagePart(tc, 5, 0);
+	uiTableColumnAppendTextPart(tc, 1, 0);
+	uiTableColumnAppendTextPart(tc, 2, 1);
+	uiTableColumnPartSetTextColor(tc, 1, 4);
+	uiTableColumnPartSetEditable(tc, 2, 1);
+
+	uiTableSetRowBackgroundColorModelColumn(t, 3);
+
+	tc = uiTableAppendColumn(t, "Buttons");
+	uiTableColumnAppendCheckboxPart(tc, 7, 0);
+	uiTableColumnAppendButtonPart(tc, 6, 1);
+
+	tc = uiTableAppendColumn(t, "Progress Bar");
+	uiTableColumnAppendProgressBarPart(tc, 8, 0);
+
+	return page16;
+}
diff --git a/test/page16.c b/test/page16.c
index 80ac0139..6db33864 100644
--- a/test/page16.c
+++ b/test/page16.c
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ static int modelNumColumns(uiTableModelHandler *mh, uiTableModel *m)
 	return 9;
 }
 
-static uiTableModelColumnType modelColumnType(uiTableModelHandler *mh, uiTableModel *m, int column)
+static uiTableDataType modelColumnType(uiTableModelHandler *mh, uiTableModel *m, int column)
 {
 	if (column == 3 || column == 4)
-		return uiTableModelColumnColor;
+		return uiTableDataTypeColor;
 	if (column == 5)
-		return uiTableModelColumnImage;
+		return uiTableDataTypeImage;
 	if (column == 7 || column == 8)
-		return uiTableModelColumnInt;
-	return uiTableModelColumnString;
+		return uiTableDataTypeInt;
+	return uiTableDataTypeString;
 }
 
 static int modelNumRows(uiTableModelHandler *mh, uiTableModel *m)
@@ -29,39 +29,39 @@ static char row9text[1024];
 static int yellowRow = -1;
 static int checkStates[15];
 
-static void *modelCellValue(uiTableModelHandler *mh, uiTableModel *m, int row, int col)
+static uiTableData *modelCellValue(uiTableModelHandler *mh, uiTableModel *m, int row, int col)
 {
 	char buf[256];
 
 	if (col == 3) {
 		if (row == yellowRow)
-			return uiTableModelGiveColor(1, 1, 0, 1);
+			return uiNewTableDataColor(1, 1, 0, 1);
 		if (row == 3)
-			return uiTableModelGiveColor(1, 0, 0, 1);
+			return uiNewTableDataColor(1, 0, 0, 1);
 		if (row == 11)
-			return uiTableModelGiveColor(0, 0.5, 1, 0.5);
+			return uiNewTableDataColor(0, 0.5, 1, 0.5);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	if (col == 4) {
 		if ((row % 2) == 1)
-			return uiTableModelGiveColor(0.5, 0, 0.75, 1);
+			return uiNewTableDataColor(0.5, 0, 0.75, 1);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	if (col == 5) {
 		if (row < 8)
-			return img[0];
-		return img[1];
+			return uiNewTableDataImage(img[0]);
+		return uiNewTableDataImage(img[1]);
 	}
 	if (col == 7)
-		return uiTableModelGiveInt(checkStates[row]);
+		return uiNewTableDataInt(checkStates[row]);
 	if (col == 8) {
 		if (row == 0)
-			return uiTableModelGiveInt(0);
+			return uiNewTableDataInt(0);
 		if (row == 13)
-			return uiTableModelGiveInt(100);
+			return uiNewTableDataInt(100);
 		if (row == 14)
-			return uiTableModelGiveInt(-1);
-		return uiTableModelGiveInt(50);
+			return uiNewTableDataInt(-1);
+		return uiNewTableDataInt(50);
 	}
 	switch (col) {
 	case 0:
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static void *modelCellValue(uiTableModelHandler *mh, uiTableModel *m, int row, i
 		break;
 	case 2:
 		if (row == 9)
-			return uiTableModelStrdup(row9text);
+			return uiNewTableDataString(row9text);
 		// fall through
 	case 1:
 		strcpy(buf, "Part");
@@ -78,17 +78,17 @@ static void *modelCellValue(uiTableModelHandler *mh, uiTableModel *m, int row, i
 		strcpy(buf, "Make Yellow");
 		break;
 	}
-	return uiTableModelStrdup(buf);
+	return uiNewTableDataString(buf);
 }
 
-static void modelSetCellValue(uiTableModelHandler *mh, uiTableModel *m, int row, int col, const void *val)
+static void modelSetCellValue(uiTableModelHandler *mh, uiTableModel *m, int row, int col, const uiTableData *val)
 {
 	if (row == 9 && col == 2)
-		strcpy(row9text, (const char *) val);
+		strcpy(row9text, uiTableDataString(val));
 	if (col == 6)
 		yellowRow = row;
 	if (col == 7)
-		checkStates[row] = uiTableModelTakeInt(val);
+		checkStates[row] = uiTableDataInt(val);
 }
 
 uiBox *makePage16(void)
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ uiBox *makePage16(void)
 	uiBox *page16;
 	uiTableModel *m;
 	uiTable *t;
-	uiTableColumn *tc;
+	uiTableTextColumnOptionalParams p;
 
 	img[0] = uiNewImage(16, 16);
 	appendImageNamed(img[0], "andlabs_16x16test_24june2016.png");
@@ -121,15 +121,18 @@ uiBox *makePage16(void)
 	t = uiNewTable(m);
 	uiBoxAppend(page16, uiControl(t), 1);
 
-	uiTableAppendTextColumn(t, "Column 1", 0);
+	uiTableAppendTextColumn(t, "Column 1",
+		0, uiTableModelColumnNeverEditable, NULL);
 
-	tc = uiTableAppendColumn(t, "Column 2");
-	uiTableColumnAppendImagePart(tc, 5, 0);
-	uiTableColumnAppendTextPart(tc, 1, 0);
-	uiTableColumnAppendTextPart(tc, 2, 1);
-	uiTableColumnPartSetTextColor(tc, 1, 4);
-	uiTableColumnPartSetEditable(tc, 2, 1);
+	memset(&p, 0, sizeof (uiTableTextColumnOptionalParams));
+	p.ColorModelColumn = 4;
+	uiTableAppendImageTextColumn(t, "Column 2",
+		5,
+		1, uiTableModelColumnNeverEditable, &p);
+	uiTableAppendTextColumn(t, "Editable",
+		2, uiTableModelColumnAlwaysEditable, NULL);
 
+#if 0
 	uiTableSetRowBackgroundColorModelColumn(t, 3);
 
 	tc = uiTableAppendColumn(t, "Buttons");
@@ -138,6 +141,7 @@ uiBox *makePage16(void)
 
 	tc = uiTableAppendColumn(t, "Progress Bar");
 	uiTableColumnAppendProgressBarPart(tc, 8, 0);
+#endif
 
 	return page16;
 }
diff --git a/uitable.h b/uitable.h
index bd95cb53..077e77f9 100644
--- a/uitable.h
+++ b/uitable.h
@@ -47,14 +47,6 @@ struct uiTableModelHandler {
 	void (*SetCellValue)(uiTableModelHandler *, uiTableModel *, int, int, const uiTableData *);
 };
 
-_UI_EXTERN void *uiTableModelStrdup(const char *str);
-// TODO rename the strdup one to this too
-_UI_EXTERN void *uiTableModelGiveColor(double r, double g, double b, double a);
-_UI_EXTERN void *uiTableModelGiveInt(int i);
-// TODO TakeString
-// TODO add const
-_UI_EXTERN int uiTableModelTakeInt(void *v);
-
 _UI_EXTERN uiTableModel *uiNewTableModel(uiTableModelHandler *mh);
 _UI_EXTERN void uiFreeTableModel(uiTableModel *m);
 _UI_EXTERN void uiTableModelRowInserted(uiTableModel *m, int newIndex);