diff --git a/darwin/table.h b/darwin/table.h
index dbc26520..0871a740 100644
--- a/darwin/table.h
+++ b/darwin/table.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ struct uiTable {
 	NSTableView *tv;
 	uiprivScrollViewData *d;
 	int backgroundColumn;
+	uiTableModel *m;
 };
 
 // tablecolumn.m
diff --git a/darwin/table.m b/darwin/table.m
index 70b11c3e..b046c6db 100644
--- a/darwin/table.m
+++ b/darwin/table.m
@@ -106,81 +106,6 @@ void uiTableModelRowDeleted(uiTableModel *m, int oldIndex)
 	// set is autoreleased
 }
 
-=================== TODOTODO
-
-void uiTableColumnAppendTextPart(uiTableColumn *c, int modelColumn, int expand)
-{
-	tablePart *part;
-
-	part = [tablePart new];
-	part.type = partText;
-	part.textColumn = modelColumn;
-	part.expand = expand;
-	[c->parts addObject:part];
-}
-
-void uiTableColumnAppendImagePart(uiTableColumn *c, int modelColumn, int expand)
-{
-	tablePart *part;
-
-	part = [tablePart new];
-	part.type = partImage;
-	part.imageColumn = modelColumn;
-	part.expand = expand;
-	[c->parts addObject:part];
-}
-
-void uiTableColumnAppendButtonPart(uiTableColumn *c, int modelColumn, int expand)
-{
-	tablePart *part;
-
-	part = [tablePart new];
-	part.type = partButton;
-	part.textColumn = modelColumn;
-	part.expand = expand;
-	part.editable = 1;		// editable by default
-	[c->parts addObject:part];
-}
-
-void uiTableColumnAppendCheckboxPart(uiTableColumn *c, int modelColumn, int expand)
-{
-	tablePart *part;
-
-	part = [tablePart new];
-	part.type = partCheckbox;
-	part.valueColumn = modelColumn;
-	part.expand = expand;
-	part.editable = 1;		// editable by default
-	[c->parts addObject:part];
-}
-
-void uiTableColumnAppendProgressBarPart(uiTableColumn *c, int modelColumn, int expand)
-{
-	tablePart *part;
-
-	part = [tablePart new];
-	part.type = partProgressBar;
-	part.valueColumn = modelColumn;
-	part.expand = expand;
-	[c->parts addObject:part];
-}
-
-void uiTableColumnPartSetEditable(uiTableColumn *c, int part, int editable)
-{
-	tablePart *p;
-
-	p = (tablePart *) [c->parts objectAtIndex:part];
-	p.editable = editable;
-}
-
-void uiTableColumnPartSetTextColor(uiTableColumn *c, int part, int modelColumn)
-{
-	tablePart *p;
-
-	p = (tablePart *) [c->parts objectAtIndex:part];
-	p.textColorColumn = modelColumn;
-}
-
 uiDarwinControlAllDefaultsExceptDestroy(uiTable, sv)
 
 static void uiTableDestroy(uiControl *c)
@@ -192,27 +117,10 @@ static void uiTableDestroy(uiControl *c)
 	uiFreeControl(uiControl(t));
 }
 
-uiTableColumn *uiTableAppendColumn(uiTable *t, const char *name)
-{
-	uiTableColumn *c;
-
-	c = uiprivNew(uiTableColumn);
-	c->c = [[tableColumn alloc] initWithIdentifier:@""];
-	c->c.libui_col = c;
-	// via Interface Builder
-	[c->c setResizingMask:(NSTableColumnAutoresizingMask | NSTableColumnUserResizingMask)];
-	// 10.10 adds -[NSTableColumn setTitle:]; before then we have to do this
-	[[c->c headerCell] setStringValue:uiprivToNSString(name)];
-	// TODO is this sufficient?
-	[[c->c headerCell] setFont:[NSFont systemFontOfSize:[NSFont systemFontSizeForControlSize:NSSmallControlSize]]];
-	c->parts = [NSMutableArray new];
-	[t->tv addTableColumn:c->c];
-	return c;
-}
-
 void uiTableSetRowBackgroundColorModelColumn(uiTable *t, int modelColumn)
 {
 	t->backgroundColumn = modelColumn;
+	// TODO update all rows
 }
 
 uiTable *uiNewTable(uiTableModel *model)
@@ -221,9 +129,9 @@ uiTable *uiNewTable(uiTableModel *model)
 	uiprivScrollViewCreateParams p;
 
 	uiDarwinNewControl(uiTable, t);
+	t->m = model;
 
-	t->tv = [[tableView alloc] initWithFrame:NSZeroRect];
-	t->tv.libui_t = t;
+	t->tv = [[NSTableView alloc] initWithFrame:NSZeroRect];
 
 	[t->tv setDataSource:model->m];
 	[t->tv setDelegate:model->m];
diff --git a/darwin/tablecolumn.m b/darwin/tablecolumn.m
index 01ff5b27..339d4a6a 100644
--- a/darwin/tablecolumn.m
+++ b/darwin/tablecolumn.m
@@ -316,6 +316,33 @@ struct textColumnCreateParams {
 
 @end
 
+@interface uiprivTextImageCheckboxTableColumn : uiprivTableColumn {
+	struct textColumnCreateParams params;
+}
+- (id)initWithIdentifier:(NSString *)ident params:(struct textColumnCreateParams *)p;
+@end
+
+@implementation uiprivTextImageCheckboxTableColumn
+
+- (id)initWithIdentifier:(NSString *)ident params:(struct textColumnCreateParams *)p
+{
+	self = [super initWithIdentifier:ident];
+	if (self)
+		self->params = *p;
+	return self;
+}
+
+- (uiprivColumnCellView *)uiprivMakeCellView
+{
+	uiprivColumnCellView *cv;
+
+	cv = [[uiprivTextImageCheckboxTableCellView alloc] initWithFrame:NSZeroRect params:&(self->params)];
+	[cv setIdentifier:[self identifier]];
+	return cv;
+}
+
+@end
+
 @interface uiprivProgressBarTableCellView : uiprivTableCellView {
 	uiTable *t;
 	uiTableModel *m;
@@ -380,6 +407,33 @@ struct textColumnCreateParams {
 
 @end
 
+@interface uiprivProgressBarTableColumn : uiprivTableColumn {
+	int modelColumn;
+}
+- (id)initWithIdentifier:(NSString *)ident modelColumn:(int)mc;
+@end
+
+@implementation uiprivProgressBarTableColumn
+
+- (id)initWithIdentifier:(NSString *)ident modelColumn:(int)mc
+{
+	self = [super initWithIdentifier:ident];
+	if (self)
+		self->modelColumn = mc;
+	return self;
+}
+
+- (uiprivColumnCellView *)uiprivMakeCellView
+{
+	uiprivColumnCellView *cv;
+
+	cv = [[uiprivProgressBarTableCellView alloc] initWithFrame:NSZeroRect modelColumn:self->modelColumn];
+	[cv setIdentifier:[self identifier]];
+	return cv;
+}
+
+@end
+
 @interface uiprivButtonTableCellView : uiprivTableCellView {
 	uiTable *t;
 	uiTableModel *m;
@@ -445,41 +499,169 @@ struct textColumnCreateParams {
 
 @end
 
-void uiTableAppendTextColumn(uiTable *t,
-	const char *name,
-	int textModelColumn,
-	int textEditableModelColumn,
-	uiTableTextColumnOptionalParams *params);
+@interface uiprivButtonTableColumn : uiprivTableColumn {
+	int modelColumn;
+	int editableColumn;
+}
+- (id)initWithIdentifier:(NSString *)ident modelColumn:(int)mc editableColumn:(int)ec;
+@end
 
-void uiTableAppendImageColumn(uiTable *t,
-	const char *name,
-	int imageModelColumn);
+@implementation uiprivButtonTableColumn
 
-void uiTableAppendImageTextColumn(uiTable *t,
-	const char *name,
-	int imageModelColumn,
-	int textModelColumn,
-	int textEditableModelColumn,
-	uiTableTextColumnOptionalParams *textParams);
+- (id)initWithIdentifier:(NSString *)ident modelColumn:(int)mc editableColumn:(int)ec
+{
+	self = [super initWithIdentifier:ident];
+	if (self) {
+		self->modelColumn = mc;
+		self->editableColumn = ec;
+	}
+	return self;
+}
 
-void uiTableAppendCheckboxColumn(uiTable *t,
-	const char *name,
-	int checkboxModelColumn,
-	int checkboxEditableModelColumn);
+- (uiprivColumnCellView *)uiprivMakeCellView
+{
+	uiprivColumnCellView *cv;
 
-void uiTableAppendCheckboxTextColumn(uiTable *t,
-	const char *name,
-	int checkboxModelColumn,
-	int checkboxEditableModelColumn,
-	int textModelColumn,
-	int textEditableModelColumn,
-	uiTableTextColumnOptionalParams *textParams);
+	cv = [[uiprivButtonTableCellView alloc] initWithFrame:NSZeroRect modelColumn:self->modelColumn editableColumn:self->editableColumn];
+	[cv setIdentifier:[self identifier]];
+	return cv;
+}
 
-void uiTableAppendProgressBarColumn(uiTable *t,
-	const char *name,
-	int progressModelColumn);
+@end
 
-void uiTableAppendButtonColumn(uiTable *t,
-	const char *name,
-	int buttonTextModelColumn,
-	int buttonClickableModelColumn);
+void uiTableAppendTextColumn(uiTable *t, const char *name, int textModelColumn, int textEditableModelColumn, uiTableTextColumnOptionalParams *params)
+{
+	struct textColumnCreateParams p;
+	uiprivTableColumn *col;
+	NSString *str;
+
+	memset(&p, 0, sizeof (struct textColumnCreateParams));
+	p.t = t;
+	p.m = t->m;
+
+	p.makeTextField = YES;
+	p.textModelColumn = textModelColumn;
+	p.textEditableModelColumn = textEditableModelColumn;
+	if (params == NULL)
+		params = &defaultTextColumnOptionalParams;
+	p.textParams = *params;
+
+	str = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:name];
+	col = [[uiprivTextImageCheckboxTableColum alloc] initWithIdentifier:str params:&p];
+	[col setTitle:str];
+	return col;
+}
+
+void uiTableAppendImageColumn(uiTable *t, const char *name, int imageModelColumn)
+{
+	struct textColumnCreateParams p;
+	uiprivTableColumn *col;
+	NSString *str;
+
+	memset(&p, 0, sizeof (struct textColumnCreateParams));
+	p.t = t;
+	p.m = t->m;
+
+	p.makeImage = YES;
+	p.imageModelColumn = imageModelColumn;
+
+	str = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:name];
+	col = [[uiprivTextImageCheckboxTableColum alloc] initWithIdentifier:str params:&p];
+	[col setTitle:str];
+	return col;
+}
+
+void uiTableAppendImageTextColumn(uiTable *t, const char *name, int imageModelColumn, int textModelColumn, int textEditableModelColumn, uiTableTextColumnOptionalParams *textParams)
+{
+	struct textColumnCreateParams p;
+	uiprivTableColumn *col;
+	NSString *str;
+
+	memset(&p, 0, sizeof (struct textColumnCreateParams));
+	p.t = t;
+	p.m = t->m;
+
+	p.makeTextField = YES;
+	p.textModelColumn = textModelColumn;
+	p.textEditableModelColumn = textEditableModelColumn;
+	if (params == NULL)
+		params = &defaultTextColumnOptionalParams;
+	p.textParams = *params;
+
+	p.makeImage = YES;
+	p.imageModelColumn = imageModelColumn;
+
+	str = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:name];
+	col = [[uiprivTextImageCheckboxTableColum alloc] initWithIdentifier:str params:&p];
+	[col setTitle:str];
+	return col;
+}
+
+void uiTableAppendCheckboxColumn(uiTable *t, const char *name, int checkboxModelColumn, int checkboxEditableModelColumn)
+{
+	struct textColumnCreateParams p;
+	uiprivTableColumn *col;
+	NSString *str;
+
+	memset(&p, 0, sizeof (struct textColumnCreateParams));
+	p.t = t;
+	p.m = t->m;
+
+	p.makeCheckbox = YES;
+	p.checkboxModelColumn = checkboxModelColumn;
+	p.checkboxEditableColumn = checkboxEditableColumn;
+
+	str = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:name];
+	col = [[uiprivTextImageCheckboxTableColum alloc] initWithIdentifier:str params:&p];
+	[col setTitle:str];
+	return col;
+}
+
+void uiTableAppendCheckboxTextColumn(uiTable *t, const char *name, int checkboxModelColumn, int checkboxEditableModelColumn, int textModelColumn, int textEditableModelColumn, uiTableTextColumnOptionalParams *textParams)
+{
+	struct textColumnCreateParams p;
+	uiprivTableColumn *col;
+	NSString *str;
+
+	memset(&p, 0, sizeof (struct textColumnCreateParams));
+	p.t = t;
+	p.m = t->m;
+
+	p.makeTextField = YES;
+	p.textModelColumn = textModelColumn;
+	p.textEditableModelColumn = textEditableModelColumn;
+	if (params == NULL)
+		params = &defaultTextColumnOptionalParams;
+	p.textParams = *params;
+
+	p.makeCheckbox = YES;
+	p.checkboxModelColumn = checkboxModelColumn;
+	p.checkboxEditableColumn = checkboxEditableColumn;
+
+	str = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:name];
+	col = [[uiprivTextImageCheckboxTableColum alloc] initWithIdentifier:str params:&p];
+	[col setTitle:str];
+	return col;
+}
+
+void uiTableAppendProgressBarColumn(uiTable *t, const char *name, int progressModelColumn)
+{
+	uiprivTableColumn *col;
+	NSString *str;
+
+	str = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:name];
+	col = [[uiprivProgressBarTableColum alloc] initWithIdentifier:str modelColumn:progressModelColumn];
+	[col setTitle:str];
+	return col;
+}
+
+void uiTableAppendButtonColumn(uiTable *t, const char *name, int buttonTextModelColumn, int buttonClickableModelColumn)
+{
+	uiprivTableColumn *col;
+	NSString *str;
+
+	str = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:name];
+	col = [[uiprivButtonTableColum alloc] initWithIdentifier:str modelColumn:buttonTextModelColumn editableColumn:buttonClickableModelColumn];
+	[col setTitle:str];
+	return col;
+}