diff --git a/areatext/ui.h b/areatext/ui.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 38c936cd..00000000
--- a/areatext/ui.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-// 15 september 2015
-
-// TODO uiDrawBeginTextRGB(/RGBA?)
-// might need something more flexible for attributed text
-
-typedef struct uiDrawFont uiDrawFont;
-typedef struct uiDrawFontSpec uiDrawFontSpec;
-typedef struct uiDrawTextBlockParams uiDrawTextBlockParams;
-typedef struct uiDrawFontMetrics uiDrawFontMetrics;
-typedef enum uiDrawTextWeight uiDrawTextWeight;
-typedef enum uiDrawTextAlign uiDrawTextAlign;
-
-enum uiDrawTextWeight {
-	uiDrawTextWeightThin,
-	uiDrawTextWeightExtraLight,
-	uiDrawTextWeightLight,
-	uiDrawTextWeightNormal,
-	uiDrawTextWeightMedium,
-	uiDrawTextWeightSemiBold,
-	uiDrawTextWeightBold,
-	uiDrawTextWeightExtraBold,
-	uiDrawTextWeightHeavy,
-};
-
-struct uiDrawFontSpec {
-	const char *Family;
-	uintmax_t PointSize;
-	uiDrawTextWeight Weight;
-	int Italic;			// always prefers true italics over obliques whenever possible
-	int Vertical;
-};
-
-enum uiDrawTextAlign {
-	uiDrawTextAlignLeft,
-	uiDrawTextAlignCenter,
-	uiDrawTextAlignRight,
-};
-
-struct uiDrawTextBlockParams {
-	intmax_t Width;
-	intmax_t FirstLineIndent;
-	intmax_t LineSpacing;
-	uiDrawTextAlign Align;
-	int Justify;
-};
-
-struct uiDrawFontMetrics {
-	// TODO
-	// metrics on Windows are per-device; other platforms not?
-};
-
-#define uiDrawTextPixelSizeToPointSize(pix, dpiY) \
-	((uintmax_t) ((((double) (pix)) * 72.0) / ((double) (dpiY))))
-#define uiDrawTextPointSizeToPixelSize(pt, dpiY) \
-	((uintmax_t) (((double) (pt)) * (((double) (dpiY)) / 72.0)))
-
-uiDrawFont *uiDrawPrepareFont(uiDrawFontSpec *);
-void uiDrawFreeFont(uiDrawFont *);
-
-void uiDrawText(uiDrawContext *, const char *, uiDrawFont *, intmax_t, intmax_t);
-void uiDrawTextBlock(uiDrawContext *, const char *, uiDrawFont *, intmax_t, intmax_t, uiDrawTextBlockParams *);
-void uiDrawTextExtents(uiDrawContext *, const char *, uiDrawFont *, intmax_t *, intmax_t *);
-intmax_t uiDrawTextExtentsBlockHeight(uiDrawContext *, const char *, uiDrawFont *, uiDrawTextBlockParams *);
-// TODO width for number of lines
-//TODOvoid uiDrawContextFontMetrics(uiDrawContext *, uiDrawFont *, uiDrawFontMetrics *);
-
-// TODO draw text, single line, control font
-// TODO draw text, wrapped to width, control font
-// TODO get text extents, single line, control font
-// TODO get text height for width, control font
-// TODO width for number of lines, control font
-// TODO get font metrics, control font
diff --git a/areatext/windows_drawtext.c b/areatext/windows_drawtext.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 5748b9ee..00000000
--- a/areatext/windows_drawtext.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,224 +0,0 @@
-// 14 september 2015
-#include "area.h"
-
-struct uiDrawFont {
-	HFONT font;
-};
-
-uiDrawFont *uiDrawPrepareFont(uiDrawFontSpec *spec)
-{
-	uiDrawFont *df;
-	LOGFONTW lf;
-
-	// TODO use uiNew
-	df = malloc(sizeof (uiDrawFont));
-	ZeroMemory(&lf, sizeof (LOGFONTW));
-	// TODO
-	df->font = xxxxxxxx(&lf);
-	if (df->font == NULL)
-		logLastError("error creating font in uiDrawPrepareFont()");
-	return df;
-}
-
-void uiDrawFreeFont(uiDrawFont *df)
-{
-	if (DeleteObject(df->font) == 0)
-		logLastError("error deleting font in uiDrawFreeFont()");
-	// TODO use uiFree
-	free(df);
-}
-
-/* uniscribe notes:
-- https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd317792%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
-- https://maxradi.us/documents/uniscribe/
-- http://www.catch22.net/tuts/introduction-uniscribe
-- http://www.catch22.net/tuts/uniscribe-mysteries
-- http://www.catch22.net/tuts/more-uniscribe-mysteries
-- http://www.catch22.net/tuts/drawing-styled-text-uniscribe
-- http://www.microsoft.com/msj/1198/multilang/multilang.aspx
-Even with all this we're on our own with actual paragraph layout; see the last link for example code (which we don't use here). */
-
-struct uniitem {
-	SCRIPT_ITEM item;
-
-	int nGlyphs;
-	WORD *glyphs;
-	SCRIPT_VISATTR *visattrs;
-	int *advances;
-	GOFFSET *goffsets;
-
-	WCHAR *pwcChars;
-	int nChars;
-	WORD *clusters;
-	SCRIPT_LOGATTR *logattr;
-
-	ABC abc;
-};
-
-struct uniscribe {
-	WCHAR *text;
-	size_t len;
-	HDC dc;
-
-	SCRIPT_CONTROL control;
-	SCRIPT_STATE state;
-
-	struct uniitem *items;
-	int nItems;
-
-	SCRIPT_CACHE cache;
-};
-
-// the step numbers in this function are according to the "Lay Out Text Using Uniscribe" section of https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd317792%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
-
-// this does step 4
-// steps 1 through 3 are irrelevent here
-static void initUniscribe(struct uniscribe *s, WCHAR *text, HDC dc)
-{
-	SCRIPT_ITEM *items;
-	int nAlloc;
-	int i;
-	HRESULT hr;
-
-	ZeroMemory(s, sizeof (struct uniscribe));
-
-	s->text = text;
-	s->len = wcslen(s->text);
-	s->dc = dc;
-
-	items = NULL;
-	nAlloc = 32;
-	for (;;) {
-		// TODO use uiRealloc
-		items = realloc(items, nAlloc * sizeof (SCRIPT_ITEM));
-		hr = ScriptItemize(s->text, s->len,
-			nAlloc,
-			&(s->control), &(s->state),
-			items, &(s->nItems));
-		if (hr == S_OK)
-			break;
-		if (hr == E_OUTOFMEMORY) {
-			nAlloc *= 2;
-			continue;
-		}
-		logHRESULT("error itemizing string in initUniscribe()", hr);
-	}
-
-	// this does part of step 6
-	s->items = malloc(s->nItems * sizeof (struct uniitem));
-ZeroMemory(s->items, s->nItems * sizeof (struct uniitem));//TODO remove when switching to uiAlloc
-	for (i = 0; i < s->nItems; i++) {
-		s->items[i].pwcChars = s->text + items[i].iCharPos;
-		s->items[i].nChars = items[i + 1].iCharPos - items[i].iCharPos;
-		s->items[i].item = items[i];
-	}
-	free(items);
-}
-
-static void resetItem(struct uniitem *item)
-{
-	if (item->nGlyphs == 0)
-		return;
-	item->nGlyphs = 0;
-	// TODO switch to uiFree
-	free(item->glyphs);
-	item->glyphs = NULL;
-	free(item->visattrs);
-	item->visattrs = NULL;
-	free(item->advances);
-	item->advances = NULL;
-	free(item->goffsets);
-	item->goffsets = NULL;
-	free(item->clusters);
-	item->clusters = NULL;
-	free(item->logattr);
-	item->logattr = NULL;
-}
-
-// step 5
-// we're not using multiple fonts; we have no lists to merge
-
-// step 6
-static void shapeItem(struct uniscribe *s, int n)
-{
-	struct uniitem *item;
-	int nAlloc;
-	HRESULT hr;
-
-	item = &(s->items[n]);
-	resetItem(item);
-	item->clusters = malloc(nChars * sizeof (WORD));
-
-	// TODO move to uiAlloc
-	nAlloc = 1.5 * item->nChars + 16;
-	for (;;) {
-		item->glyphs = realloc(item->glyphs, nAlloc * sizeof (WORD));
-		item->visattrs = realloc(item->visattrs, nAlloc * sizeof (SCRIPT_VISATTR));
-		hr = ScriptShape(s->dc, &(s->cache),
-			item->pwcChars, item->nChars,
-			nAlloc,
-			&(item->item.a),
-			item->glyphs, item->clusters,
-			item->visattrs, &(item->nGlyphs));
-		if (hr == S_OK)
-			break;
-		if (hr == E_OUTOFMEMORY) {
-			nAlloc *= 2;
-			continue;
-		}
-		logHRESULT("error shaping glyphs in shapeItem()", hr);
-	}
-}
-
-// step 7
-// TODO
-
-// step 8
-static void placeItem(struct uniscribe *s, int n)
-{
-	struct uniitem *item;
-	HRESULT hr;
-
-	item = &(s->items[n]);
-
-	item->advances = malloc(item->nGlyphs * sizeof (int));
-	item->goffsets = malloc(item->nGlyphs * sizeof (GOFFSET));
-	hr = ScriptPlace(s->dc, &(s->cache),
-		item->glyphs, item->nGlyphs, item->visattrs,
-		&(item->item.a),
-		item->advances, item->goffsets, &(item->abc));
-	if (hr != S_OK)
-		logHRESULT("error placing glyphs in placeItem()", hr);
-}
-
-static void breakItem(struct uniscribe *s, int n)
-{
-	struct uniitem *item;
-	HRESULT hr;
-
-	item = &(s->items[n]);
-
-	// TODO uiAlloc
-	item->logattr = malloc(s->nChars * sizeof (SCRIPT_LOGATTR));
-	hr = ScriptBreak(item->pwcChars, item->nChars,
-		&(item->item.a),
-		item->logattr);
-	if (hr != S_OK)
-		logLastError("error breaking item in breakItem()");
-}
-
-static void uninitUniscribe(struct uniscribe *s)
-{
-	HRESULT hr;
-	int i;
-
-	// TODO use uiFree
-
-	for (i = 0; i < s->nItems; i++)
-		resetItem(&(s->items[i]));
-	free(s->items);
-
-	hr = ScriptCacheFree(&(s->cache));
-	if (hr != S_OK)
-		logHRESULT("error freeing Uniscribe cache in uninitUniscribe()");
-}