diff --git a/stix/lib/comp.c b/stix/lib/comp.c
index 4d6dce6..850ef54 100644
--- a/stix/lib/comp.c
+++ b/stix/lib/comp.c
@@ -2693,8 +2693,8 @@ static int compile_method_primitive (stix_t* stix)
 		{
 			case STIX_IOTOK_NUMLIT: /* TODO: allow only an integer */
 	/*TODO: more checks the validity of the primitive number. support number with radix and so on support more extensive syntax. support primitive name, not number*/
-				ptr = stix->c->tok.name.ptr;
-				end = ptr + stix->c->tok.name.len;
+				ptr = TOKEN_NAME_PTR(stix);
+				end = ptr + TOKEN_NAME_LEN(stix);
 				prim_no = 0;
 				while (ptr < end && is_digitchar(*ptr)) 
 				{
@@ -3209,7 +3209,6 @@ static int compile_block_expression (stix_t* stix)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-
 static int add_to_byte_array_literal_buffer (stix_t* stix, stix_oob_t b)
 {
 	if (stix->c->mth.balit_count >= stix->c->mth.balit_capa)
@@ -3324,8 +3323,8 @@ static int __read_array_literal (stix_t* stix, stix_oop_t* xlit)
 				break;
 
 			case STIX_IOTOK_CHARLIT:
-				STIX_ASSERT (stix->c->tok.name.len == 1);
-				lit = STIX_CHAR_TO_OOP(stix->c->tok.name.ptr[0]);
+				STIX_ASSERT (TOKEN_NAME_LEN(stix) == 1);
+				lit = STIX_CHAR_TO_OOP(TOKEN_NAME_PTR(stix)[0]);
 				break;
 
 			case STIX_IOTOK_STRLIT:
@@ -3585,8 +3584,8 @@ static int compile_expression_primary (stix_t* stix, const stix_oocs_t* ident, c
 				break;
 
 			case STIX_IOTOK_CHARLIT:
-				STIX_ASSERT (stix->c->tok.name.len == 1);
-				if (emit_push_character_literal(stix, stix->c->tok.name.ptr[0]) <= -1) return -1;
+				STIX_ASSERT (TOKEN_NAME_LEN(stix) == 1);
+				if (emit_push_character_literal(stix, TOKEN_NAME_PTR(stix)[0]) <= -1) return -1;
 				GET_TOKEN (stix);
 				break;
 
@@ -5023,8 +5022,8 @@ static int __compile_pooldic_definition (stix_t* stix)
 				goto add_literal;
 
 			case STIX_IOTOK_CHARLIT:
-				STIX_ASSERT (stix->c->tok.name.len == 1);
-				lit = STIX_CHAR_TO_OOP(stix->c->tok.name.ptr[0]);
+				STIX_ASSERT (TOKEN_NAME_LEN(stix) == 1);
+				lit = STIX_CHAR_TO_OOP(TOKEN_NAME_PTR(stix)[0]);
 				goto add_literal;
 
 			case STIX_IOTOK_STRLIT:
diff --git a/stix/lib/mod-con.c b/stix/lib/mod-con.c
index c33c3fa..8c7edc5 100644
--- a/stix/lib/mod-con.c
+++ b/stix/lib/mod-con.c
@@ -274,7 +274,39 @@ static void unload (stix_t* stix, stix_prim_mod_t* mod)
 int stix_prim_mod_con (stix_t* stix, stix_prim_mod_t* mod)
 {
 	mod->query = query;
-	mod->unload = unload;
+	mod->unload = unload; 
 	mod->ctx = STIX_NULL;
+
+#if 0
+
+#include 'Stix.st'.
+#import 'Console'.
+
+	c = stix_findclass (stix, "Console");
+	if (!c) c = stix_makeclass (stix, "Console", "x y"); <- provides an API to create a simple class
+
+	stix_addmethod (stix, c, "open",         prim_open);
+	stix_addmethod (stix, c, "close:",       prim_close);
+	stix_addmethod (stix, c, "setCursorTo:", prim_setcursor);
+	stix_addmethod (stix, c, "clear", prim_clear );
+	stix_addmethod (stix, c, "write", prim_write );
+
+
+
+
+/* GRAMMER ENHANCEMENT */
+fun abc (a, b, c) <----- this style, register C style method
+{
+}
+
+fun abc: a with: b c: c <----- smalltalk style 
+{
+}
+
+abc->def (a, b, c)   <-------    use ->  as an c style method indicator
+abc abc: a with: b c: c
+
+#endif
+
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/stix/lib/stix-cmn.h b/stix/lib/stix-cmn.h
index 6307bc0..4224bc2 100644
--- a/stix/lib/stix-cmn.h
+++ b/stix/lib/stix-cmn.h
@@ -434,7 +434,13 @@ struct stix_ntime_t
 #define STIX_GETBITS(type,value,offset,length) \
 	((((type)(value)) >> (offset)) & STIX_LBMASK(type,length))
 
+#define STIX_CLEARBITS(type,value,offset,length) \
+	(((type)(value)) & ~(STIX_LBMASK(type,length) << (offset)))
+
 #define STIX_SETBITS(type,value,offset,length,bits) \
+	(value = (STIX_CLEARBITS(type,value,offset,length) | (((bits) & STIX_LBMASK(type,length)) << (offset))))
+
+#define STIX_ORBITS(type,value,offset,length,bits) \
 	(value = (((type)(value)) | (((bits) & STIX_LBMASK(type,length)) << (offset))))
 
 
@@ -560,11 +566,12 @@ struct stix_cmgr_t
 #endif
 
 #if defined(__STDC_VERSION__) && (__STDC_VERSION__>=199901L)
+	/* C99 has inline */
 #	define STIX_INLINE inline
 #	define STIX_HAVE_INLINE
 #elif defined(__GNUC__) && defined(__GNUC_GNU_INLINE__)
-		/* gcc disables inline when -std=c89 or -ansi is used. 
-		 * so use __inline__ supported by gcc regardless of the options */
+	/* gcc disables inline when -std=c89 or -ansi is used. 
+	 * so use __inline__ supported by gcc regardless of the options */
 #	define STIX_INLINE /*extern*/ __inline__
 #	define STIX_HAVE_INLINE
 #else
@@ -572,9 +579,6 @@ struct stix_cmgr_t
 #	undef STIX_HAVE_INLINE
 #endif
 
-
-
-
 /**
  * The STIX_TYPE_IS_SIGNED() macro determines if a type is signed.
  * \code
diff --git a/stix/lib/stix-prv.h b/stix/lib/stix-prv.h
index a50ba21..0f437ac 100644
--- a/stix/lib/stix-prv.h
+++ b/stix/lib/stix-prv.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
  */
 #define STIX_LIMIT_OBJ_SIZE
 
-
 /* TODO: delete these header inclusion lines */
 #include <string.h>
 #include <assert.h>