diff --git a/macarea/alt/area.m b/macarea/alt/area.m
index 95affe47..97cfc615 100644
--- a/macarea/alt/area.m
+++ b/macarea/alt/area.m
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ void addConstraint(NSView *view, NSString *constraint, NSDictionary *metrics, NS
 	uiArea *libui_a;
 }
 - (id)initWithFrame:(NSRect)r area:(uiArea *)a;
+- (void)doMouseEvent:(NSEvent *)e;
 @end
 
 @interface areaView : NSView {
@@ -82,6 +83,8 @@ void addConstraint(NSView *view, NSString *constraint, NSDictionary *metrics, NS
 - (void)dvFrameSizeChanged:(NSNotification *)note;
 - (IBAction)hscrollEvent:(id)sender;
 - (IBAction)vscrollEvent:(id)sender;
+- (intmax_t)hscrollPos;
+- (intmax_t)vscrollPos;
 // scroll utilities
 - (intmax_t)hpagesize;
 - (intmax_t)vpagesize;
@@ -137,6 +140,104 @@ struct uiArea {
 	return YES;
 }
 
+- (BOOL)acceptsFirstResponder
+{
+	return YES;
+}
+
+- (void)doMouseEvent:(NSEvent *)e
+{
+	uiAreaMouseEvent me;
+	NSPoint point;
+	areaView *av;
+	uintmax_t buttonNumber;
+	NSUInteger pmb;
+	unsigned int i, max;
+
+	av = (areaView *) [self superview];
+
+	point = [self convertPoint:[e locationInWindow] fromView:nil];
+	me.X = point.x;
+	me.Y = point.y;
+	me.HScrollPos = [av hscrollPos];
+	me.VScrollPos = [av vscrollPos];
+	// don't clip to outside the view in the case of captures
+	// TODO cocoa captures automatically on a drag?
+
+	buttonNumber = [e buttonNumber] + 1;
+	// swap button numbers 2 and 3 (right and middle)
+	if (buttonNumber == 2)
+		buttonNumber = 3;
+	else if (buttonNumber == 3)
+		buttonNumber = 2;
+
+	me.Down = 0;
+	me.Up = 0;
+	me.Count = 0;
+	switch ([e type]) {
+	case NSLeftMouseDown:
+	case NSRightMouseDown:
+	case NSOtherMouseDown:
+		me.Down = buttonNumber;
+		me.Count = [e clickCount];
+		break;
+	case NSLeftMouseUp:
+	case NSRightMouseUp:
+	case NSOtherMouseUp:
+		me.Up = buttonNumber;
+		break;
+	case NSLeftMouseDragged:
+	case NSRightMouseDragged:
+	case NSOtherMouseDragged:
+		// we include the button that triggered the dragged event in the Held fields
+		buttonNumber = 0;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	me.Modifiers = 0;		// TODO
+
+	pmb = [NSEvent pressedMouseButtons];
+	me.Held1To64 = 0;
+	if (buttonNumber != 1 && (pmb & 1) != 0)
+		me.Held1To64 |= 1;
+	if (buttonNumber != 2 && (pmb & 4) != 0)
+		me.Held1To64 |= 2;
+	if (buttonNumber != 3 && (pmb & 2) != 0)
+		me.Held1To64 |= 4;
+	// buttons 4..64
+	max = 32;
+	// TODO are the upper 32 bits just mirrored?
+//	if (sizeof (NSUInteger) == 8)
+//		max = 64;
+	for (i = 4; i <= max; i++) {
+		uint64_t j;
+
+		if (buttonNumber == i)
+			continue;
+		j = 1 << (i - 1);
+		if ((pmb & j) != 0)
+			me.Held1To64 |= j;
+	}
+
+	(*(self->libui_a->ah->MouseEvent))(self->libui_a->ah, self->libui_a, &me);
+}
+
+#define mouseEvent(name) \
+	- (void)name:(NSEvent *)e \
+	{ \
+		[self doMouseEvent:e]; \
+	}
+mouseEvent(mouseMoved)
+mouseEvent(mouseDragged)
+mouseEvent(rightMouseDragged)
+mouseEvent(otherMouseDragged)
+mouseEvent(mouseDown)
+mouseEvent(rightMouseDown)
+mouseEvent(otherMouseDown)
+mouseEvent(mouseUp)
+mouseEvent(rightMouseUp)
+mouseEvent(otherMouseUp)
+
 @end
 
 @implementation areaView
@@ -350,6 +451,16 @@ struct uiArea {
 	[self vscrollTo:pos];
 }
 
+- (intmax_t)hscrollPos
+{
+	return self->hscrollpos;
+}
+
+- (intmax_t)vscrollPos
+{
+	return self->vscrollpos;
+}
+
 // scroll utilities
 
 - (intmax_t)hpagesize
diff --git a/macarea/alt/main.m b/macarea/alt/main.m
index 3ee15aa6..a6306b93 100644
--- a/macarea/alt/main.m
+++ b/macarea/alt/main.m
@@ -110,6 +110,20 @@ static int handlerRedrawOnResize(uiAreaHandler *a, uiArea *area)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static void handlerMouseEvent(uiAreaHandler *a, uiArea *area, uiAreaMouseEvent *e)
+{
+	printf("mouse (%d,%d):(%d,%d) down:%d up:%d count:%d mods:%x held:%x\n",
+		(int) e->X,
+		(int) e->Y,
+		(int) e->HScrollPos,
+		(int) e->VScrollPos,
+		(int) e->Down,
+		(int) e->Up,
+		(int) e->Count,
+		(uint32_t) e->Modifiers,
+		e->Held1To64);
+}
+
 // areaUpdateScroll(area);
 
 @interface appDelegate : NSObject<NSApplicationDelegate, NSTextFieldDelegate>
@@ -168,6 +182,7 @@ int main(void)
 	h.ah.HScrollMax = handlerHScrollMax;
 	h.ah.VScrollMax = handlerVScrollMax;
 	h.ah.RedrawOnResize = handlerRedrawOnResize;
+	h.ah.MouseEvent = handlerMouseEvent;
 
 	app = [NSApplication sharedApplication];
 	[app setActivationPolicy:NSApplicationActivationPolicyRegular];
diff --git a/macarea/alt/ui.h b/macarea/alt/ui.h
index 90dc0fbd..7d7c7ecb 100644
--- a/macarea/alt/ui.h
+++ b/macarea/alt/ui.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 typedef struct uiArea uiArea;
 typedef struct uiAreaHandler uiAreaHandler;
 typedef struct uiAreaDrawParams uiAreaDrawParams;
+typedef struct uiAreaMouseEvent uiAreaMouseEvent;
 
 typedef struct uiDrawContext uiDrawContext;
 
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ struct uiAreaHandler {
 	uintmax_t (*HScrollMax)(uiAreaHandler *, uiArea *);
 	uintmax_t (*VScrollMax)(uiAreaHandler *, uiArea *);
 	int (*RedrawOnResize)(uiAreaHandler *, uiArea *);
+	void (*MouseEvent)(uiAreaHandler *, uiArea *, uiAreaMouseEvent *);
 };
 
 struct uiAreaDrawParams {
@@ -115,25 +117,30 @@ void uiDrawFill(uiDrawContext *, uiDrawFillMode);
 // - solid colors, arbitrary spaces
 // - shadows
 
-// arcs
-// cairo_arc/arc_negative
-// - parameters: center, radius, angle1 radians, angle2 radins
-// - if angle2 < angle1, TODO
-// - if angle2 > angle1, TODO
-// - line segment from current point to beginning of arc
-// - arc: clockwise, arc_negative: counterclockwise
-// - circular
-// GDI Arc/Pie
-// - parameters: bounding box, start point, end point
-// - current position not used/changed
-// - either clockwise or counterclockwise
-// - elliptical
-// GDI ArcTo
-// - same as Arc except line segment from current point to beginning of arc
-// - there does not appear to be a PieTo
-// GDI AngleArc
-// - parameters: center, radius, angle1 degrees, angle2 degrees
-// - line segment from current position to beginning of arc
-// - counterclockwise
-// - circular
-// - can be used to draw pies too; MSDN example demonstrates
+typedef enum uiModifiers uiModifiers;
+
+enum uiModifiers {
+	uiModifierCtrl = 1 << 0,
+	uiModifierAlt = 1 << 1,
+	uiModifierShift = 1 << 2,
+	uiModifierSuper = 1 << 3,
+};
+
+struct uiAreaMouseEvent {
+	// notes:
+	// - relative to content rect
+	intmax_t X;
+	intmax_t Y;
+
+	intmax_t HScrollPos;
+	intmax_t VScrollPos;
+
+	uintmax_t Down;
+	uintmax_t Up;
+
+	uintmax_t Count;
+
+	uiModifiers Modifiers;
+
+	uint64_t Held1To64;
+};