diff --git a/ase/include/ase/cmn/chr.h b/ase/include/ase/cmn/chr.h
index 862c9b59..d2e930bc 100644
--- a/ase/include/ase/cmn/chr.h
+++ b/ase/include/ase/cmn/chr.h
@@ -14,38 +14,50 @@
 /* sets a pointer to the default memory manager */
 #define ASE_CCLS_SETDFL(m) ((ase_ccls)=(m))
 
-#define ASE_CCLS_ISUPPER(ccls,c)  (ccls)->is_upper((ccls)->data,c)
-#define ASE_CCLS_ISLOWER(ccls,c)  (ccls)->is_lower((ccls)->data,c)
-#define ASE_CCLS_ISALPHA(ccls,c)  (ccls)->is_alpha((ccls)->data,c)
-#define ASE_CCLS_ISDIGIT(ccls,c)  (ccls)->is_digit((ccls)->data,c)
-#define ASE_CCLS_ISXDIGIT(ccls,c) (ccls)->is_xdigit((ccls)->data,c)
-#define ASE_CCLS_ISALNUM(ccls,c)  (ccls)->is_alnum((ccls)->data,c)
-#define ASE_CCLS_ISSPACE(ccls,c)  (ccls)->is_space((ccls)->data,c)
-#define ASE_CCLS_ISPRINT(ccls,c)  (ccls)->is_print((ccls)->data,c)
-#define ASE_CCLS_ISGRAPH(ccls,c)  (ccls)->is_graph((ccls)->data,c)
-#define ASE_CCLS_ISCNTRL(ccls,c)  (ccls)->is_cntrl((ccls)->data,c)
-#define ASE_CCLS_ISPUNCT(ccls,c)  (ccls)->is_punct((ccls)->data,c)
-#define ASE_CCLS_TOUPPER(ccls,c)  (ccls)->to_upper((ccls)->data,c)
-#define ASE_CCLS_TOLOWER(ccls,c)  (ccls)->to_lower((ccls)->data,c)
+enum ase_ccls_type_t
+{
+	ASE_CCLS_UPPER,
+	ASE_CCLS_LOWER,
+	ASE_CCLS_ALPHA,
+	ASE_CCLS_DIGIT,
+	ASE_CCLS_XDIGIT,
+	ASE_CCLS_ALNUM,
+	ASE_CCLS_SPACE,
+	ASE_CCLS_PRINT,
+	ASE_CCLS_GRAPH,
+	ASE_CCLS_CNTRL,
+	ASE_CCLS_PUNCT
+};
+
+struct ase_ccls_t
+{
+	ase_bool_t(*is) (void* data, ase_cint_t c, ase_ccls_type_t type);
+	ase_cint_t(*to) (void* data, ase_cint_t c, ase_ccls_type_t type);
+	void* data;
+};
+
+#define ASE_CCLS_IS(ccls,c,is) ((ccls)->is((ccls)->data,c,is))
+#define ASE_CCLS_TO(ccls,c,to) ((ccls)->to((ccls)->data,c,to))
+
+#define ASE_CCLS_ISUPPER(ccls,c)  ASE_CCLS_IS(ccls,c,ASE_CCLS_UPPER)
+#define ASE_CCLS_ISLOWER(ccls,c)  ASE_CCLS_IS(ccls,c,ASE_CCLS_LOWER)
+#define ASE_CCLS_ISALPHA(ccls,c)  ASE_CCLS_IS(ccls,c,ASE_CCLS_ALPHA)
+#define ASE_CCLS_ISDIGIT(ccls,c)  ASE_CCLS_IS(ccls,c,ASE_CCLS_DIGIT)
+#define ASE_CCLS_ISXDIGIT(ccls,c) ASE_CCLS_IS(ccls,c,ASE_CCLS_XDIGIT)
+#define ASE_CCLS_ISALNUM(ccls,c)  ASE_CCLS_IS(ccls,c,ASE_CCLS_ALNUM)
+#define ASE_CCLS_ISSPACE(ccls,c)  ASE_CCLS_IS(ccls,c,ASE_CCLS_SPACE)
+#define ASE_CCLS_ISPRINT(ccls,c)  ASE_CCLS_IS(ccls,c,ASE_CCLS_PRINT)
+#define ASE_CCLS_ISGRAPH(ccls,c)  ASE_CCLS_IS(ccls,c,ASE_CCLS_GRAPH)
+#define ASE_CCLS_ISCNTRL(ccls,c)  ASE_CCLS_IS(ccls,c,ASE_CCLS_CNTRL)
+#define ASE_CCLS_ISPUNCT(ccls,c)  ASE_CCLS_IS(ccls,c,ASE_CCLS_PUNCT)
+#define ASE_CCLS_TOUPPER(ccls,c)  ASE_CCLS_TO(ccls,c,ASE_CCLS_UPPER)
+#define ASE_CCLS_TOLOWER(ccls,c)  ASE_CCLS_TO(ccls,c,ASE_CCLS_LOWER)
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-ase_bool_t ase_isupper  (ase_cint_t c);
-ase_bool_t ase_islower  (ase_cint_t c);
-ase_bool_t ase_isalpha  (ase_cint_t c);
-ase_bool_t ase_isdigit  (ase_cint_t c);
-ase_bool_t ase_isxdigit (ase_cint_t c);
-ase_bool_t ase_isalnum  (ase_cint_t c);
-ase_bool_t ase_isspace  (ase_cint_t c);
-ase_bool_t ase_isprint  (ase_cint_t c);
-ase_bool_t ase_isgraph  (ase_cint_t c);
-ase_bool_t ase_iscntrl  (ase_cint_t c);
-ase_bool_t ase_ispunct  (ase_cint_t c);
-
-ase_cint_t ase_toupper  (ase_cint_t c);
-ase_cint_t ase_tolower  (ase_cint_t c);
+extern ase_ccls_t* ase_ccls;
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/ase/include/ase/cmn/mem.h b/ase/include/ase/cmn/mem.h
index 45fd796d..e4893af5 100644
--- a/ase/include/ase/cmn/mem.h
+++ b/ase/include/ase/cmn/mem.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: mem.h 332 2008-08-18 11:21:48Z baconevi $
+ * $Id: mem.h 335 2008-08-20 08:22:07Z baconevi $
  *
  * {License}
  */
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 /* allocate a memory block */
 #define ASE_MMGR_ALLOC(mmgr,size) \
-	(mmgr)->malloc((mmgr)->data,size)
+	(mmgr)->alloc((mmgr)->data,size)
 
 /* reallocate a memory block */
 #define ASE_MMGR_REALLOC(mmgr,ptr,size) \
diff --git a/ase/include/ase/types.h b/ase/include/ase/types.h
index 3f0136bd..89333451 100644
--- a/ase/include/ase/types.h
+++ b/ase/include/ase/types.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: types.h 332 2008-08-18 11:21:48Z baconevi $
+ * $Id: types.h 335 2008-08-20 08:22:07Z baconevi $
  *
  * {License}
  */
@@ -329,12 +329,12 @@ typedef struct ase_cstr_t ase_cstr_t;
 typedef struct ase_mmgr_t ase_mmgr_t;
 typedef struct ase_ccls_t ase_ccls_t;
 
-typedef void* (*ase_malloc_t)  (void* custom, ase_size_t n);
-typedef void* (*ase_realloc_t) (void* custom, void* ptr, ase_size_t n);
-typedef void  (*ase_free_t)    (void* custom, void* ptr);
+typedef void* (*ase_alloc_t)   (void* data, ase_size_t n);
+typedef void* (*ase_realloc_t) (void* data, void* ptr, ase_size_t n);
+typedef void  (*ase_free_t)    (void* data, void* ptr);
 
-typedef ase_bool_t (*ase_isccls_t) (void* custom, ase_cint_t c);
-typedef ase_cint_t (*ase_toccls_t) (void* custom, ase_cint_t c);
+typedef ase_bool_t (*ase_isccls_t) (void* data, ase_cint_t c);
+typedef ase_cint_t (*ase_toccls_t) (void* data, ase_cint_t c);
 
 struct ase_cstr_t
 {
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ struct ase_cstr_t
 
 struct ase_mmgr_t
 {
-	ase_malloc_t  malloc;
+	ase_alloc_t   alloc;
 	ase_realloc_t realloc;
 	ase_free_t    free;
 	void*         data;
diff --git a/ase/lib/cmn/mem.c b/ase/lib/cmn/mem.c
index eb0adf25..78e16380 100644
--- a/ase/lib/cmn/mem.c
+++ b/ase/lib/cmn/mem.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: mem.c 329 2008-08-16 14:08:53Z baconevi $
+ * $Id: mem.c 335 2008-08-20 08:22:07Z baconevi $
  *
  * {License}
  */
@@ -401,24 +401,24 @@ void* ase_memrmem (const void* hs, ase_size_t hl, const void* nd, ase_size_t nl)
 	return ASE_NULL;
 }
 
-static void* mmgr_malloc (void* custom, ase_size_t n)
+static void* mmgr_alloc (void* data, ase_size_t n)
 {
         return malloc (n);
 }
 
-static void* mmgr_realloc (void* custom, void* ptr, ase_size_t n)
+static void* mmgr_realloc (void* data, void* ptr, ase_size_t n)
 {
         return realloc (ptr, n);
 }
 
-static void mmgr_free (void* custom, void* ptr)
+static void mmgr_free (void* data, void* ptr)
 {
         free (ptr);
 }
 
 static ase_mmgr_t mmgr =
 {
-	mmgr_malloc,
+	mmgr_alloc,
 	mmgr_realloc,
 	mmgr_free,
 	ASE_NULL