diff --git a/moo/Makefile.in b/moo/Makefile.in
index 0d684ae..93aa608 100644
--- a/moo/Makefile.in
+++ b/moo/Makefile.in
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ SED = @SED@
 SET_MAKE = @SET_MAKE@
 SHELL = @SHELL@
 STRIP = @STRIP@
+TERMINAL_LIBS = @TERMINAL_LIBS@
 UNICOWS_LIBS = @UNICOWS_LIBS@
 VERSION = @VERSION@
 abs_builddir = @abs_builddir@
diff --git a/moo/configure b/moo/configure
index fe3bf86..f22a7bb 100755
--- a/moo/configure
+++ b/moo/configure
@@ -674,6 +674,7 @@ PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR
 PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR
 QUADMATH_LIBS
 UNICOWS_LIBS
+TERMINAL_LIBS
 DYNCALL_LIBS
 LIBM
 WIN32_FALSE
@@ -18998,6 +18999,67 @@ fi
 
 
 
+save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for library containing setupterm" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for library containing setupterm... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_search_setupterm+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  ac_func_search_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+char setupterm ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+return setupterm ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+for ac_lib in '' tinfo termcap curses ncurses ncursesw; do
+  if test -z "$ac_lib"; then
+    ac_res="none required"
+  else
+    ac_res=-l$ac_lib
+    LIBS="-l$ac_lib  $ac_func_search_save_LIBS"
+  fi
+  if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  ac_cv_search_setupterm=$ac_res
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext
+  if ${ac_cv_search_setupterm+:} false; then :
+  break
+fi
+done
+if ${ac_cv_search_setupterm+:} false; then :
+
+else
+  ac_cv_search_setupterm=no
+fi
+rm conftest.$ac_ext
+LIBS=$ac_func_search_save_LIBS
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_search_setupterm" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_search_setupterm" >&6; }
+ac_res=$ac_cv_search_setupterm
+if test "$ac_res" != no; then :
+  test "$ac_res" = "none required" || LIBS="$ac_res $LIBS"
+  TERMINAL_LIBS="$ac_cv_search_setupterm"
+fi
+
+LIBS="$save_LIBS"
+
+
+
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for main in -lunicows" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for main in -lunicows... " >&6; }
 if ${ac_cv_lib_unicows_main+:} false; then :
diff --git a/moo/configure.ac b/moo/configure.ac
index 67b9e0a..be53fe6 100644
--- a/moo/configure.ac
+++ b/moo/configure.ac
@@ -178,6 +178,12 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB([dyncall_s], [dcNewCallVM],
 )
 AC_SUBST(DYNCALL_LIBS)
 
+save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS([setupterm], [tinfo termcap curses ncurses ncursesw], [TERMINAL_LIBS="$ac_cv_search_setupterm"])
+LIBS="$save_LIBS"
+AC_SUBST(TERMINAL_LIBS)
+
+
 dnl check is the import library for unicows.dll exists
 dnl this check doesn't look for a particular symbol
 dnl but for the symbol 'main' since i want to check 
diff --git a/moo/kernel/X11.moo b/moo/kernel/X11.moo
index 6098b43..227347d 100644
--- a/moo/kernel/X11.moo
+++ b/moo/kernel/X11.moo
@@ -35,8 +35,13 @@ class X11.Exception(System.Exception)
 
 class X11.Rectangle(Object)
 {
-	var x := 0, y := 0, width := 0, height := 0.
+	var(#get,#set)
+		x      := 0,
+		y      := 0,
+		width  := 0,
+		height := 0.
 
+(*
 	method x { ^self.x }
 	method y { ^self.y }
 	method width { ^self.width }
@@ -46,6 +51,7 @@ class X11.Rectangle(Object)
 	method y: y { self.y := y }
 	method width: width { self.width := width }
 	method height: height { self.height := height }
+*)
 
 	method x: x y: y width: width height: height 
 	{
@@ -94,19 +100,24 @@ pooldic X11.MouseButton
 
 class X11.MouseEvent(X11.Event)
 {
-	var x, y, button.
+	var(#get,#set) 
+		x      := 0,
+		y      := 0,
+		button := 0. ## X11.MouseButton
 
-	method x      { ^self.x }
-	method y      { ^self.y }
-	method button { ^self.button } ## X11.MouseButton
-
-	method initialize
+(*	
+	method initialize 
 	{
 		self.x := 0.
 		self.y := 0.
 		self.button := 0.
 	}
-	
+
+	method x      { ^self.x }
+	method y      { ^self.y }
+	method button { ^self.button } ## X11.MouseButton
+*)
+
 	method x: x y: y button: button
 	{
 		self.x := x.
@@ -117,19 +128,25 @@ class X11.MouseEvent(X11.Event)
 
 class X11.MouseWheelEvent(X11.Event)
 {
-	var x, y, amount.
+	var(#get)
+		x      := 0,
+		y      := 0,
+		amount := 0.
 	
-	method x { ^self.x }
+(*	method x { ^self.x }
 	method y { ^self.y }
 	method amount { ^self.amount }
+*)
 
+(*
 	method initialize 
 	{
 		self.x := 0.
 		self.y := 0.
 		self.amount := 0.
 	}
-	
+*)
+
 	method x: x y: y amount: amount
 	{
 		self.x := x.
@@ -140,8 +157,13 @@ class X11.MouseWheelEvent(X11.Event)
 
 class X11.ExposeEvent(X11.Event)
 {
-	var x, y, width, height.
+	var(#get)
+		x      := 0,
+		y      := 0,
+		width  := 0,
+		height := 0.
 
+(*
 	method x { ^self.x }
 	method y { ^self.y }
 	method width { ^self.width }
@@ -153,7 +175,7 @@ class X11.ExposeEvent(X11.Event)
 		self.y := 0.
 		self.width := 0.
 		self.height := 0.
-	}
+	}*)
 
 	method x: x y: y width: width height: height
 	{
diff --git a/moo/lib/Makefile.in b/moo/lib/Makefile.in
index 0405223..096a43b 100644
--- a/moo/lib/Makefile.in
+++ b/moo/lib/Makefile.in
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ SED = @SED@
 SET_MAKE = @SET_MAKE@
 SHELL = @SHELL@
 STRIP = @STRIP@
+TERMINAL_LIBS = @TERMINAL_LIBS@
 UNICOWS_LIBS = @UNICOWS_LIBS@
 VERSION = @VERSION@
 abs_builddir = @abs_builddir@
diff --git a/moo/mod/Makefile.am b/moo/mod/Makefile.am
index e03d8d0..96e8d6e 100644
--- a/moo/mod/Makefile.am
+++ b/moo/mod/Makefile.am
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ endif
 libmoo_console_la_SOURCES = console.c console.h
 libmoo_console_la_CPPFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGS_COMMON)
 libmoo_console_la_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS_COMMON)
-libmoo_console_la_LIBADD = $(LIBADD_COMMON) -ltermcap 
+libmoo_console_la_LIBADD = $(LIBADD_COMMON) $(TERMINAL_LIBS)
 
 if ENABLE_MOD_FFI
 libmoo_ffi_la_SOURCES = ffi.c _ffi.h
diff --git a/moo/mod/Makefile.in b/moo/mod/Makefile.in
index 1b74286..c03bbfe 100644
--- a/moo/mod/Makefile.in
+++ b/moo/mod/Makefile.in
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ am__uninstall_files_from_dir = { \
 am__installdirs = "$(DESTDIR)$(pkgmodexecdir)"
 LTLIBRARIES = $(noinst_LTLIBRARIES) $(pkgmodexec_LTLIBRARIES)
 am__DEPENDENCIES_1 =
-libmoo_console_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(am__DEPENDENCIES_1)
+libmoo_console_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(am__DEPENDENCIES_1) \
+	$(am__DEPENDENCIES_1)
 am_libmoo_console_la_OBJECTS = libmoo_console_la-console.lo
 libmoo_console_la_OBJECTS = $(am_libmoo_console_la_OBJECTS)
 AM_V_lt = $(am__v_lt_@AM_V@)
@@ -358,6 +359,7 @@ SED = @SED@
 SET_MAKE = @SET_MAKE@
 SHELL = @SHELL@
 STRIP = @STRIP@
+TERMINAL_LIBS = @TERMINAL_LIBS@
 UNICOWS_LIBS = @UNICOWS_LIBS@
 VERSION = @VERSION@
 abs_builddir = @abs_builddir@
@@ -443,7 +445,7 @@ CPPFLAGS_COMMON = -I$(abs_builddir) -I$(abs_builddir)/../lib \
 libmoo_console_la_SOURCES = console.c console.h
 libmoo_console_la_CPPFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGS_COMMON)
 libmoo_console_la_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS_COMMON)
-libmoo_console_la_LIBADD = $(LIBADD_COMMON) -ltermcap 
+libmoo_console_la_LIBADD = $(LIBADD_COMMON) $(TERMINAL_LIBS)
 @ENABLE_MOD_FFI_TRUE@libmoo_ffi_la_SOURCES = ffi.c _ffi.h
 @ENABLE_MOD_FFI_TRUE@libmoo_ffi_la_CPPFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGS_COMMON)
 @ENABLE_MOD_FFI_TRUE@libmoo_ffi_la_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGS_COMMON)