diff --git a/hio/bin/Makefile.am b/hio/bin/Makefile.am
index a3d23e1..b488bcd 100644
--- a/hio/bin/Makefile.am
+++ b/hio/bin/Makefile.am
@@ -15,7 +15,16 @@ hio_execd_SOURCES = execd.c
 hio_execd_CPPFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGS_COMMON)
 hio_execd_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS_COMMON)
 hio_execd_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS_COMMON)
-hio_execd_LDADD = $(LIBADD_COMMON)
+hio_execd_LDADD = $(LIBADD_COMMON) 
+
+if HAVE_X11_LIB
+bin_PROGRAMS += hio-te
+hio_te_SOURCES = te.c 
+hio_te_CPPFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGS_COMMON)
+hio_te_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS_COMMON)
+hio_te_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS_COMMON)
+hio_te_LDADD = $(LIBADD_COMMON) -lX11
+endif
 
 bin_PROGRAMS += hio-t01
 hio_t01_SOURCES = t01.c
diff --git a/hio/bin/Makefile.in b/hio/bin/Makefile.in
index d155e72..e1d4c68 100644
--- a/hio/bin/Makefile.in
+++ b/hio/bin/Makefile.in
@@ -88,12 +88,13 @@ PRE_UNINSTALL = :
 POST_UNINSTALL = :
 build_triplet = @build@
 host_triplet = @host@
-bin_PROGRAMS = hio-execd$(EXEEXT) hio-t01$(EXEEXT) hio-t02$(EXEEXT) \
-	hio-t03$(EXEEXT) hio-t04$(EXEEXT) hio-t05$(EXEEXT) \
-	hio-t06$(EXEEXT)
-@ENABLE_MARIADB_TRUE@am__append_1 = $(MARIADB_CFLAGS)  
-@ENABLE_MARIADB_TRUE@am__append_2 = $(MARIADB_LDFLAGS)  
-@ENABLE_MARIADB_TRUE@am__append_3 = $(MARIADB_LIBS)  
+bin_PROGRAMS = hio-execd$(EXEEXT) $(am__EXEEXT_1) hio-t01$(EXEEXT) \
+	hio-t02$(EXEEXT) hio-t03$(EXEEXT) hio-t04$(EXEEXT) \
+	hio-t05$(EXEEXT) hio-t06$(EXEEXT)
+@HAVE_X11_LIB_TRUE@am__append_1 = hio-te
+@ENABLE_MARIADB_TRUE@am__append_2 = $(MARIADB_CFLAGS)  
+@ENABLE_MARIADB_TRUE@am__append_3 = $(MARIADB_LDFLAGS)  
+@ENABLE_MARIADB_TRUE@am__append_4 = $(MARIADB_LIBS)  
 subdir = bin
 ACLOCAL_M4 = $(top_srcdir)/aclocal.m4
 am__aclocal_m4_deps = $(top_srcdir)/m4/ax_check_sign.m4 \
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ mkinstalldirs = $(install_sh) -d
 CONFIG_HEADER = $(top_builddir)/lib/hio-cfg.h
 CONFIG_CLEAN_FILES =
 CONFIG_CLEAN_VPATH_FILES =
+@HAVE_X11_LIB_TRUE@am__EXEEXT_1 = hio-te$(EXEEXT)
 am__installdirs = "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)"
 PROGRAMS = $(bin_PROGRAMS)
 am_hio_execd_OBJECTS = hio_execd-execd.$(OBJEXT)
@@ -159,6 +161,13 @@ hio_t06_DEPENDENCIES = $(LIBADD_COMMON)
 hio_t06_LINK = $(LIBTOOL) $(AM_V_lt) --tag=CC $(AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS) \
 	$(LIBTOOLFLAGS) --mode=link $(CCLD) $(hio_t06_CFLAGS) \
 	$(CFLAGS) $(hio_t06_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
+am__hio_te_SOURCES_DIST = te.c
+@HAVE_X11_LIB_TRUE@am_hio_te_OBJECTS = hio_te-te.$(OBJEXT)
+hio_te_OBJECTS = $(am_hio_te_OBJECTS)
+@HAVE_X11_LIB_TRUE@hio_te_DEPENDENCIES = $(LIBADD_COMMON)
+hio_te_LINK = $(LIBTOOL) $(AM_V_lt) --tag=CC $(AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS) \
+	$(LIBTOOLFLAGS) --mode=link $(CCLD) $(hio_te_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) \
+	$(hio_te_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
 AM_V_P = $(am__v_P_@AM_V@)
 am__v_P_ = $(am__v_P_@AM_DEFAULT_V@)
 am__v_P_0 = false
@@ -177,7 +186,8 @@ am__maybe_remake_depfiles = depfiles
 am__depfiles_remade = ./$(DEPDIR)/hio_execd-execd.Po \
 	./$(DEPDIR)/hio_t01-t01.Po ./$(DEPDIR)/hio_t02-t02.Po \
 	./$(DEPDIR)/hio_t03-t03.Po ./$(DEPDIR)/hio_t04-t04.Po \
-	./$(DEPDIR)/hio_t05-t05.Po ./$(DEPDIR)/hio_t06-t06.Po
+	./$(DEPDIR)/hio_t05-t05.Po ./$(DEPDIR)/hio_t06-t06.Po \
+	./$(DEPDIR)/hio_te-te.Po
 am__mv = mv -f
 COMPILE = $(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) \
 	$(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS)
@@ -199,10 +209,11 @@ am__v_CCLD_0 = @echo "  CCLD    " $@;
 am__v_CCLD_1 = 
 SOURCES = $(hio_execd_SOURCES) $(hio_t01_SOURCES) $(hio_t02_SOURCES) \
 	$(hio_t03_SOURCES) $(hio_t04_SOURCES) $(hio_t05_SOURCES) \
-	$(hio_t06_SOURCES)
+	$(hio_t06_SOURCES) $(hio_te_SOURCES)
 DIST_SOURCES = $(hio_execd_SOURCES) $(hio_t01_SOURCES) \
 	$(hio_t02_SOURCES) $(hio_t03_SOURCES) $(hio_t04_SOURCES) \
-	$(hio_t05_SOURCES) $(hio_t06_SOURCES)
+	$(hio_t05_SOURCES) $(hio_t06_SOURCES) \
+	$(am__hio_te_SOURCES_DIST)
 am__can_run_installinfo = \
   case $$AM_UPDATE_INFO_DIR in \
     n|no|NO) false;; \
@@ -383,7 +394,12 @@ hio_execd_SOURCES = execd.c
 hio_execd_CPPFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGS_COMMON)
 hio_execd_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS_COMMON)
 hio_execd_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS_COMMON)
-hio_execd_LDADD = $(LIBADD_COMMON)
+hio_execd_LDADD = $(LIBADD_COMMON) 
+@HAVE_X11_LIB_TRUE@hio_te_SOURCES = te.c 
+@HAVE_X11_LIB_TRUE@hio_te_CPPFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGS_COMMON)
+@HAVE_X11_LIB_TRUE@hio_te_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS_COMMON)
+@HAVE_X11_LIB_TRUE@hio_te_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS_COMMON)
+@HAVE_X11_LIB_TRUE@hio_te_LDADD = $(LIBADD_COMMON) -lX11
 hio_t01_SOURCES = t01.c
 hio_t01_CPPFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGS_COMMON)
 hio_t01_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS_COMMON)
@@ -401,9 +417,9 @@ hio_t03_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS_COMMON)
 hio_t03_LDADD = $(LIBADD_COMMON)
 hio_t04_SOURCES = t04.c
 hio_t04_CPPFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGS_COMMON)
-hio_t04_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS_COMMON) $(am__append_1)
-hio_t04_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS_COMMON) $(am__append_2)
-hio_t04_LDADD = $(LIBADD_COMMON) $(am__append_3)
+hio_t04_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS_COMMON) $(am__append_2)
+hio_t04_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS_COMMON) $(am__append_3)
+hio_t04_LDADD = $(LIBADD_COMMON) $(am__append_4)
 hio_t05_SOURCES = t05.c
 hio_t05_CPPFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGS_COMMON)
 hio_t05_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS_COMMON)
@@ -525,6 +541,10 @@ hio-t06$(EXEEXT): $(hio_t06_OBJECTS) $(hio_t06_DEPENDENCIES) $(EXTRA_hio_t06_DEP
 	@rm -f hio-t06$(EXEEXT)
 	$(AM_V_CCLD)$(hio_t06_LINK) $(hio_t06_OBJECTS) $(hio_t06_LDADD) $(LIBS)
 
+hio-te$(EXEEXT): $(hio_te_OBJECTS) $(hio_te_DEPENDENCIES) $(EXTRA_hio_te_DEPENDENCIES) 
+	@rm -f hio-te$(EXEEXT)
+	$(AM_V_CCLD)$(hio_te_LINK) $(hio_te_OBJECTS) $(hio_te_LDADD) $(LIBS)
+
 mostlyclean-compile:
 	-rm -f *.$(OBJEXT)
 
@@ -538,6 +558,7 @@ distclean-compile:
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/hio_t04-t04.Po@am__quote@ # am--include-marker
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/hio_t05-t05.Po@am__quote@ # am--include-marker
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/hio_t06-t06.Po@am__quote@ # am--include-marker
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/hio_te-te.Po@am__quote@ # am--include-marker
 
 $(am__depfiles_remade):
 	@$(MKDIR_P) $(@D)
@@ -667,6 +688,20 @@ hio_t06-t06.obj: t06.c
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	DEPDIR=$(DEPDIR) $(CCDEPMODE) $(depcomp) @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
 @am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	$(AM_V_CC@am__nodep@)$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(hio_t06_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(hio_t06_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o hio_t06-t06.obj `if test -f 't06.c'; then $(CYGPATH_W) 't06.c'; else $(CYGPATH_W) '$(srcdir)/t06.c'; fi`
 
+hio_te-te.o: te.c
+@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	$(AM_V_CC)$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(hio_te_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(hio_te_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -MT hio_te-te.o -MD -MP -MF $(DEPDIR)/hio_te-te.Tpo -c -o hio_te-te.o `test -f 'te.c' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`te.c
+@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	$(AM_V_at)$(am__mv) $(DEPDIR)/hio_te-te.Tpo $(DEPDIR)/hio_te-te.Po
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	$(AM_V_CC)source='te.c' object='hio_te-te.o' libtool=no @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	DEPDIR=$(DEPDIR) $(CCDEPMODE) $(depcomp) @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
+@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	$(AM_V_CC@am__nodep@)$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(hio_te_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(hio_te_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o hio_te-te.o `test -f 'te.c' || echo '$(srcdir)/'`te.c
+
+hio_te-te.obj: te.c
+@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	$(AM_V_CC)$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(hio_te_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(hio_te_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -MT hio_te-te.obj -MD -MP -MF $(DEPDIR)/hio_te-te.Tpo -c -o hio_te-te.obj `if test -f 'te.c'; then $(CYGPATH_W) 'te.c'; else $(CYGPATH_W) '$(srcdir)/te.c'; fi`
+@am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	$(AM_V_at)$(am__mv) $(DEPDIR)/hio_te-te.Tpo $(DEPDIR)/hio_te-te.Po
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	$(AM_V_CC)source='te.c' object='hio_te-te.obj' libtool=no @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	DEPDIR=$(DEPDIR) $(CCDEPMODE) $(depcomp) @AMDEPBACKSLASH@
+@am__fastdepCC_FALSE@	$(AM_V_CC@am__nodep@)$(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(hio_te_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(hio_te_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o hio_te-te.obj `if test -f 'te.c'; then $(CYGPATH_W) 'te.c'; else $(CYGPATH_W) '$(srcdir)/te.c'; fi`
+
 mostlyclean-libtool:
 	-rm -f *.lo
 
@@ -807,6 +842,7 @@ distclean: distclean-am
 	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/hio_t04-t04.Po
 	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/hio_t05-t05.Po
 	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/hio_t06-t06.Po
+	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/hio_te-te.Po
 	-rm -f Makefile
 distclean-am: clean-am distclean-compile distclean-generic \
 	distclean-tags
@@ -859,6 +895,7 @@ maintainer-clean: maintainer-clean-am
 	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/hio_t04-t04.Po
 	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/hio_t05-t05.Po
 	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/hio_t06-t06.Po
+	-rm -f ./$(DEPDIR)/hio_te-te.Po
 	-rm -f Makefile
 maintainer-clean-am: distclean-am maintainer-clean-generic
 
diff --git a/hio/bin/te.c b/hio/bin/te.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d33406d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hio/bin/te.c
@@ -0,0 +1,420 @@
+/* minimal terminal emulator - based on eduterm (https://www.uninformativ.de/git/eduterm/file/README.html) */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <termios.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+#include <X11/Xutil.h>
+
+#include <hio-shw.h>
+#include <hio-pty.h>
+
+
+struct X11
+{
+	int fd;
+	Display *dpy;
+	int screen;
+	Window root;
+
+	Window termwin;
+	GC termgc;
+	unsigned long col_fg, col_bg;
+	int w, h;
+
+	XFontStruct *xfont;
+	int font_width, font_height;
+
+	char *buf;
+	int buf_w, buf_h;
+	int buf_x, buf_y;
+};
+
+struct pair_t
+{
+	struct X11* x11;
+	hio_syshnd_t pty;
+};
+
+#if 0
+int term_set_size(struct PTY *pty, struct X11 *x11)
+{
+    struct winsize ws = {
+	   .ws_col = x11->buf_w,
+	   .ws_row = x11->buf_h,
+    };
+
+    /* This is the very same ioctl that normal programs use to query the
+	* window size. Normal programs are actually able to do this, too,
+	* but it makes little sense: Setting the size has no effect on the
+	* PTY driver in the kernel (it just keeps a record of it) or the
+	* terminal emulator. IIUC, all that's happening is that subsequent
+	* ioctls will report the new size -- until another ioctl sets a new
+	* size.
+	*
+	* I didn't see any response to ioctls of normal programs in any of
+	* the popular terminals (XTerm, VTE, st). They are not informed by
+	* the kernel when a normal program issues an ioctl like that.
+	*
+	* On the other hand, if we were to issue this ioctl during runtime
+	* and the size actually changed, child programs would get a
+	* SIGWINCH. */
+    if (ioctl(pty->master, TIOCSWINSZ, &ws) == -1)
+    {
+	   perror("ioctl(TIOCSWINSZ)");
+	   return 0;
+    }
+
+    return 1;
+}
+#endif
+
+void x11_key (XKeyEvent *ev, struct X11* x11, int pty_fd)
+{
+	char buf[32];
+	KeySym ksym;
+	int len;
+
+	len = XLookupString(ev, buf, HIO_SIZEOF(buf), &ksym, 0);
+	if (len > 0) write (pty_fd, buf, len);
+}
+
+void x11_redraw(struct X11 *x11)
+{
+	int x, y;
+	char buf[1];
+
+	XSetForeground(x11->dpy, x11->termgc, x11->col_bg);
+	XFillRectangle(x11->dpy, x11->termwin, x11->termgc, 0, 0, x11->w, x11->h);
+
+	XSetForeground(x11->dpy, x11->termgc, x11->col_fg);
+	for (y = 0; y < x11->buf_h; y++)
+	{
+	#if 0
+		for (x = 0; x < x11->buf_w; x++)
+		{
+			buf[0] = x11->buf[y * x11->buf_w + x];
+			if (!iscntrl(buf[0]))
+			{
+				 XDrawString(x11->dpy, x11->termwin, x11->termgc,
+						x * x11->font_width,
+						y * x11->font_height + x11->xfont->ascent,
+						buf, 1);
+			}
+		}
+	#else
+		XDrawString(x11->dpy, x11->termwin, x11->termgc,
+			0 * x11->font_width,
+			y * x11->font_height + x11->xfont->ascent,
+			&x11->buf[y * x11->buf_w], x11->buf_w);
+	#endif
+    }
+
+	/* draw a cursor */
+	XSetForeground(x11->dpy, x11->termgc, x11->col_fg);
+	XFillRectangle(x11->dpy, x11->termwin, x11->termgc,
+		x11->buf_x * x11->font_width,
+		x11->buf_y * x11->font_height,
+		x11->font_width, x11->font_height);
+
+	XSync(x11->dpy, False);
+	//XFlush (x11->dpy);
+}
+
+int x11_setup(struct X11 *x11)
+{
+	Colormap cmap;
+	XColor color;
+	XSetWindowAttributes wa = {
+		.background_pixmap = ParentRelative,
+		.event_mask = KeyPressMask | KeyReleaseMask | ExposureMask,
+	};
+
+	x11->dpy = XOpenDisplay(NULL);
+	if (x11->dpy == NULL)
+	{
+		fprintf(stderr, "Cannot open display\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	x11->screen = DefaultScreen(x11->dpy);
+	x11->root = RootWindow(x11->dpy, x11->screen);
+	x11->fd = ConnectionNumber(x11->dpy);
+
+	x11->xfont = XLoadQueryFont(x11->dpy, "fixed");
+	if (x11->xfont == NULL)
+	{
+		fprintf(stderr, "Could not load font\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	x11->font_width = XTextWidth(x11->xfont, "m", 1);
+	x11->font_height = x11->xfont->ascent + x11->xfont->descent;
+
+	cmap = DefaultColormap(x11->dpy, x11->screen);
+
+	if (!XAllocNamedColor(x11->dpy, cmap, "#000000", &color, &color))
+	{
+		fprintf(stderr, "Could not load bg color\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	x11->col_bg = color.pixel;
+
+	if (!XAllocNamedColor(x11->dpy, cmap, "#aaaaaa", &color, &color))
+	{
+		fprintf(stderr, "Could not load fg color\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	x11->col_fg = color.pixel;
+
+    /* The terminal will have a fixed size of 80x25 cells. This is an
+	* arbitrary number. No resizing has been implemented and child
+	* processes can't even ask us for the current size (for now).
+	*
+	* buf_x, buf_y will be the current cursor position. */
+	x11->buf_w = 80;
+	x11->buf_h = 25;
+	x11->buf_x = 0;
+	x11->buf_y = 0;
+	x11->buf = malloc(x11->buf_w * x11->buf_h);
+	if (x11->buf == NULL)
+	{
+		perror("calloc");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	memset (x11->buf, ' ', x11->buf_w * x11->buf_h);
+
+	x11->w = x11->buf_w * x11->font_width;
+	x11->h = x11->buf_h * x11->font_height;
+
+	x11->termwin = XCreateWindow(x11->dpy, x11->root,
+						   0, 0,
+						   x11->w, x11->h,
+						   0,
+						   DefaultDepth(x11->dpy, x11->screen),
+						   CopyFromParent,
+						   DefaultVisual(x11->dpy, x11->screen),
+						   CWBackPixmap | CWEventMask,
+						   &wa);
+	XStoreName(x11->dpy, x11->termwin, "et");
+	XMapWindow(x11->dpy, x11->termwin);
+	x11->termgc = XCreateGC(x11->dpy, x11->termwin, 0, NULL);
+
+	XSync(x11->dpy, False);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void x11_cleanup (struct X11* x11)
+{
+	XFreeGC (x11->dpy, x11->termgc);
+	XDestroyWindow (x11->dpy, x11->termwin);
+	XFreeFont (x11->dpy, x11->xfont);
+	XCloseDisplay (x11->dpy);
+	free (x11->buf);
+}
+
+int pty_on_read (hio_dev_pty_t* dev, const void* data, hio_iolen_t len)
+{
+	hio_iolen_t x;
+	const hio_uint8_t* buf = (const hio_uint8_t*)data;
+	int just_wrapped = 0;
+	struct pair_t* p = hio_dev_pty_getxtn(dev);
+	struct X11* x11 = p->x11;
+
+	for (x = 0; x < len; x++)
+	{
+		if (buf[x] == '\r')
+		{
+			x11->buf_x = 0;
+		}
+		else if (buf[x] == '\b')
+		{
+			if(x11->buf_x > 0) 
+			{
+				x11->buf[x11->buf_y * x11->buf_w + x11->buf_x] = ' ';
+				x11->buf_x--;
+			}
+		}
+		else if (buf[x] == '\7')
+		{
+			/* beep */
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			if (buf[x] != '\n')
+			{
+				/* If this is a regular byte, store it and advance
+				 * the cursor one cell "to the right". This might
+				 * actually wrap to the next line, see below. */
+				x11->buf[x11->buf_y * x11->buf_w + x11->buf_x] = buf[x];
+				x11->buf_x++;
+
+				if (x11->buf_x >= x11->buf_w)
+				{
+					x11->buf_x = 0;
+					x11->buf_y++;
+					just_wrapped = 1;
+				}
+				else
+					just_wrapped = 0;
+			}
+			else if (!just_wrapped)
+			{
+				/* We read a newline and we did *not* implicitly
+				 * wrap to the next line with the last byte we read.
+				 * This means we must *now* advance to the next
+				 * line.
+				 *
+				 * This is the same behaviour that most other
+				 * terminals have: If you print a full line and then
+				 * a newline, they "ignore" that newline. (Just
+				 * think about it: A full line of text could always
+				 * wrap to the next line implicitly, so that
+				 * additional newline could cause the cursor to jump
+				 * to the next line *again*.) */
+				x11->buf_y++;
+				just_wrapped = 0;
+			}
+
+			/* We now check if "the next line" is actually outside
+			 * of the buffer. If it is, we shift the entire content
+			 * one line up and then stay in the very last line.
+			 *
+			 * After the memmove(), the last line still has the old
+			 * content. We must clear it. */
+			if (x11->buf_y >= x11->buf_h)
+			{
+				int i;
+				memmove(x11->buf, &x11->buf[x11->buf_w], x11->buf_w * (x11->buf_h - 1));
+				x11->buf_y = x11->buf_h - 1;
+				for (i = 0; i < x11->buf_w; i++) x11->buf[x11->buf_y * x11->buf_w + i] = ' ';
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	x11_redraw (x11);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int pty_on_write (hio_dev_pty_t* dev, hio_iolen_t wrlen, void*  wrctx)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void pty_on_close (hio_dev_pty_t* dev)
+{
+	printf (">> pty closed....\n");
+	hio_stop (hio_dev_pty_gethio(dev), HIO_STOPREQ_TERMINATION);
+}
+
+
+int shw_on_ready (hio_dev_shw_t* dev, int events)
+{
+	struct pair_t* p = hio_dev_shw_getxtn(dev);
+	struct X11* x11 = p->x11;
+
+	/* consume data here beforehand. don't let the hio loop
+	 * read the data */
+	XEvent ev;
+	while (XPending(x11->dpy))
+	{
+		XNextEvent(x11->dpy, &ev);
+		switch (ev.type)
+		{
+			case Expose:
+				x11_redraw (x11);
+				break;
+			case KeyPress:
+				x11_key (&ev.xkey, x11, p->pty);
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* no output via hio on the x11 connection. so let's not care about it. */
+	return 0; /*  don't invoke the read method */
+}
+
+int shw_on_read (hio_dev_shw_t* dev, const void* data, hio_iolen_t len)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int shw_on_write (hio_dev_shw_t* dev, hio_iolen_t wrlen, void*  wrctx)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void shw_on_close (hio_dev_shw_t* dev)
+{
+	printf (">> shw closed....\n");
+}
+
+int main()
+{
+	hio_t* hio = HIO_NULL;
+	struct X11 x11;
+	hio_dev_pty_t* pty;
+	hio_dev_shw_t* shw;
+
+	hio = hio_open(HIO_NULL, 0, HIO_NULL, HIO_FEATURE_ALL, 512, HIO_NULL);
+	if (!hio)
+	{
+		printf ("Cannot open hio\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	hio_setoption (hio, HIO_LOG_TARGET_BCSTR, "/dev/stderr");
+
+	if (x11_setup(&x11) <= -1)  return -1;
+	
+	{
+		hio_dev_pty_make_t pi;
+		struct pair_t* pair;
+
+		memset (&pi, 0, HIO_SIZEOF(pi));
+		pi.cmd = "/bin/ksh";
+		pi.flags = 0;
+		pi.on_write = pty_on_write;
+		pi.on_read = pty_on_read;
+		pi.on_close = pty_on_close;
+		pty = hio_dev_pty_make(hio, HIO_SIZEOF(*pair), &pi);
+
+		pair = hio_dev_pty_getxtn(pty);
+		pair->x11 = &x11;
+		pair->pty = hio_dev_pty_getsyshnd(pty);
+
+		/*
+		if (!term_set_size(&pty, &x11))
+		   return 1;
+		*/
+	}
+
+	{
+		hio_dev_shw_make_t si;
+		struct pair_t* pair;
+
+		memset (&si, 0, HIO_SIZEOF(si));
+		si.hnd = ConnectionNumber(x11.dpy);
+		si.flags = HIO_DEV_SHW_KEEP_OPEN_ON_CLOSE | HIO_DEV_SHW_DISABLE_OUT | HIO_DEV_SHW_DISABLE_STREAM;
+		si.on_ready = shw_on_ready;
+		si.on_write = shw_on_write;
+		si.on_read = shw_on_read;
+		si.on_close = shw_on_close;
+		shw = hio_dev_shw_make(hio, HIO_SIZEOF(*pair), &si);
+
+		pair = hio_dev_shw_getxtn(shw);
+		pair->x11 = &x11;
+		pair->pty = hio_dev_pty_getsyshnd(pty);
+	}
+
+	hio_loop (hio);
+
+	if (hio) hio_close (hio);
+
+	x11_cleanup (&x11);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/hio/configure b/hio/configure
index 3659183..b49cb0c 100755
--- a/hio/configure
+++ b/hio/configure
@@ -644,6 +644,8 @@ PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH
 PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR
 PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR
 QUADMATH_LIBS
+HAVE_X11_LIB_FALSE
+HAVE_X11_LIB_TRUE
 MARIADB_LIBS
 MARIADB_LDFLAGS
 MARIADB_CFLAGS
@@ -15963,6 +15965,56 @@ $as_echo "no" >&6; }
 
 
 
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for XOpenDisplay in -lX11" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for XOpenDisplay in -lX11... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_lib_X11_XOpenDisplay+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+LIBS="-lX11  $LIBS"
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+char XOpenDisplay ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+return XOpenDisplay ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  ac_cv_lib_X11_XOpenDisplay=yes
+else
+  ac_cv_lib_X11_XOpenDisplay=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_X11_XOpenDisplay" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_X11_XOpenDisplay" >&6; }
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_X11_XOpenDisplay" = xyes; then :
+
+$as_echo "#define HAVE_X11_LIB 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+fi
+
+ if test "x${ac_cv_lib_X11_XOpenDisplay}" = "xyes"; then
+  HAVE_X11_LIB_TRUE=
+  HAVE_X11_LIB_FALSE='#'
+else
+  HAVE_X11_LIB_TRUE='#'
+  HAVE_X11_LIB_FALSE=
+fi
+
 
 ac_header_dirent=no
 for ac_hdr in dirent.h sys/ndir.h sys/dir.h ndir.h; do
@@ -19356,6 +19408,10 @@ if test -z "${ENABLE_MARIADB_TRUE}" && test -z "${ENABLE_MARIADB_FALSE}"; then
   as_fn_error $? "conditional \"ENABLE_MARIADB\" was never defined.
 Usually this means the macro was only invoked conditionally." "$LINENO" 5
 fi
+if test -z "${HAVE_X11_LIB_TRUE}" && test -z "${HAVE_X11_LIB_FALSE}"; then
+  as_fn_error $? "conditional \"HAVE_X11_LIB\" was never defined.
+Usually this means the macro was only invoked conditionally." "$LINENO" 5
+fi
 
 if test -z "${ENABLE_LIBUNWIND_TRUE}" && test -z "${ENABLE_LIBUNWIND_FALSE}"; then
   as_fn_error $? "conditional \"ENABLE_LIBUNWIND\" was never defined.
diff --git a/hio/configure.ac b/hio/configure.ac
index dbd5f8a..36a86ed 100644
--- a/hio/configure.ac
+++ b/hio/configure.ac
@@ -315,6 +315,9 @@ fi
 
 dnl libmariadb
 AX_LIB_MARIADB
+dnl X11 library
+AC_CHECK_LIB([X11], [XOpenDisplay], [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_X11_LIB], [1], [libX11 is available])] )
+AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_X11_LIB, test "x${ac_cv_lib_X11_XOpenDisplay}" = "xyes")
 
 AC_STRUCT_DIRENT_D_TYPE
 AC_CHECK_MEMBERS([DIR.d_fd, DIR.dd_fd],,,[[#include <dirent.h>]])
diff --git a/hio/lib/hio-cfg.h.in b/hio/lib/hio-cfg.h.in
index 1c15eec..7681638 100644
--- a/hio/lib/hio-cfg.h.in
+++ b/hio/lib/hio-cfg.h.in
@@ -528,6 +528,9 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `writev' function. */
 #undef HAVE_WRITEV
 
+/* libX11 is available */
+#undef HAVE_X11_LIB
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `_vsnprintf' function. */
 #undef HAVE__VSNPRINTF