diff --git a/ase/test/awk/AseAwk.java b/ase/test/awk/AseAwk.java
index 35f1566b..5f6c374c 100644
--- a/ase/test/awk/AseAwk.java
+++ b/ase/test/awk/AseAwk.java
@@ -1,38 +1,15 @@
 /*
- * $Id: AseAwk.java,v 1.3 2007-04-11 15:21:24 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: AseAwk.java,v 1.4 2007-04-12 10:08:07 bacon Exp $
  */
 
-import java.net.URL;
+import java.awt.*;
+import java.awt.event.*;
 
 public class AseAwk extends ase.awk.StdAwk
 {
 	public AseAwk () throws ase.awk.Exception
 	{
 		super ();
-
-		addBuiltinFunction ("xxx", 1, 10); 
-		//addBuiltinFunction ("xxx", 1, 1); 
-		//deleteBuiltinFunction ("sin");
-		//deleteBuiltinFunction ("sin");
-	}
-
-	public Object xxx (long runid, Object[] args)
-	{
-		System.out.println ("<<BFN_XXX>>");
-		for (int i = 0; i < args.length; i++)
-		{
-			System.out.print ("ARG #" + i);
-			System.out.print (": ");
-			if (args[i] == null) System.out.println ("nil");
-			else System.out.println (args[i].toString());
-		}
-		return null;
-		//return new String ("return value");
-		//return new Double (1.234);
-		//return new Float (1.234);
-		//return new Integer (1001);
-		//return new Long (1001);
-		//return new Short ((short)1001);
 	}
 
 	protected String[] consoleInputNames ()
@@ -74,16 +51,36 @@ public class AseAwk extends ase.awk.StdAwk
 
 	public static void main (String[] args)
 	{
-		AseAwk awk = null;
+		// AWT mode 
+		if (args.length == 0)
+		{
+			final Frame frame = new Frame ();
 
-		/*
-		URL url = ase.awk.Awk.class.getResource ("aseawk_jni.dll");
-		if (url == null) url = ase.awk.Awk.class.getResource ("aseawk_jni.so");
-		if (url != null) System.load (url.getFile());
-		*/
+			frame.setLayout (new BorderLayout());
+			frame.setTitle (AseAwk.class.getName());
+			frame.setSize (640, 480);
+			frame.addWindowListener (new WindowListener ()
+			{
+				public void windowActivated (WindowEvent e) {}
+				public void windowClosed (WindowEvent e) {}
+				public void windowClosing (WindowEvent e) { frame.dispose (); }
+				public void windowDeactivated (WindowEvent e) {}
+				public void windowDeiconified (WindowEvent e) {}
+				public void windowIconified (WindowEvent e) {}
+				public void windowOpened (WindowEvent e) {}
+			});
+
+			frame.add (new AseAwkPanel(), BorderLayout.CENTER);
+			frame.setVisible (true);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// console mode 
+		AseAwk awk = null;
 
 		if (args.length != 1)
 		{
+
 			System.err.println ("Usage: " + AseAwk.class.getName() + " jni");
 			System.err.println ("Where jni := the full path to the jni library");
 			return;
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/AseAwkApplet.java b/ase/test/awk/AseAwkApplet.java
index dc6b425e..ccb19a52 100644
--- a/ase/test/awk/AseAwkApplet.java
+++ b/ase/test/awk/AseAwkApplet.java
@@ -1,108 +1,23 @@
 /*
- * $Id: AseAwkApplet.java,v 1.3 2007-04-11 10:49:34 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: AseAwkApplet.java,v 1.4 2007-04-12 10:08:08 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 import java.applet.*;
 import java.awt.*;
 import java.awt.event.*;
-import java.net.URL;
-import java.io.File;
 
 public class AseAwkApplet extends Applet
 {
-	private TextArea srcIn;
-	private TextArea srcOut;
-	private TextArea conIn;
-	private TextArea conOut;
-	private TextField jniLib;
+	AseAwkPanel awkPanel;
 
 	public void init () 
 	{
-		jniLib = new TextField ();
+		awkPanel = new AseAwkPanel ();
 
-		srcIn = new TextArea ();
-		srcOut = new TextArea ();
-		conIn = new TextArea ();
-		conOut = new TextArea ();
-
-		Button runBtn = new Button ("Run Awk");
-
-		runBtn.addActionListener (new ActionListener ()
-		{
-			public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent e)
-			{
-				runAwk ();
-			}
-		});
-
-		Panel topPanel = new Panel ();
-		BorderLayout topPanelLayout = new BorderLayout ();
-		topPanel.setLayout (topPanelLayout);
-
-		topPanelLayout.setHgap (2);
-		topPanelLayout.setVgap (2);
-		topPanel.add (new Label ("JNI Library: "), BorderLayout.WEST);
-		topPanel.add (jniLib, BorderLayout.CENTER);
-
-		Panel centerPanel = new Panel ();
-		GridLayout centerPanelLayout = new GridLayout (2, 2);
-
-		centerPanel.setLayout (centerPanelLayout);
-
-		centerPanelLayout.setHgap (2);
-		centerPanelLayout.setVgap (2);
-
-		centerPanel.add (srcIn);
-		centerPanel.add (srcOut);
-		centerPanel.add (conIn);
-		centerPanel.add (conOut);
-
-		BorderLayout mainLayout = new BorderLayout ();
-		mainLayout.setHgap (2);
-		mainLayout.setVgap (2);
-
-		setLayout (mainLayout);
-		
-		add (topPanel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
-		add (centerPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
-		add (runBtn, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
-
-		URL url = this.getClass().getResource ("AseAwk.class");
-		File file = new File (url.getFile());
-		
-		jniLib.setText (file.getParentFile().getParentFile().getParent() + "/lib/.libs/libaseawk_jni.dylib");
+		setLayout (new BorderLayout ());
+		add (awkPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);	
 	}
 
 	public void stop () {}
 	public void paint (Graphics g) {}
-
-	private void runAwk ()
-	{
-		AseAwk awk = null;
-
-		try
-		{
-			try
-			{
-				System.load (jniLib.getText());
-			}
-			catch (Exception e)
-			{
-				System.err.println ("xxx fuck you - cannot load library: " + e.getMessage());
-			}
-
-
-			awk = new AseAwk ();
-			awk.parse ();
-			awk.run ();
-		}
-		catch (ase.awk.Exception e)
-		{
-			System.out.println ("ase.awk.Exception - " + e.getMessage());
-		}
-		finally
-		{
-			if (awk != null) awk.close ();
-		}
-	}
 }
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/AseAwkPanel.java b/ase/test/awk/AseAwkPanel.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62453ce2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ase/test/awk/AseAwkPanel.java
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+/*
+ * $Id: AseAwkPanel.java,v 1.1 2007-04-12 10:08:08 bacon Exp $
+ */
+
+import java.awt.*;
+import java.awt.event.*;
+
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.StringReader;
+import java.io.StringWriter;
+
+import ase.awk.StdAwk;
+
+public class AseAwkPanel extends Panel
+{
+	class Awk extends StdAwk
+	{
+		private AseAwkPanel awkPanel;
+	
+		private StringReader srcIn;
+		private StringWriter srcOut;
+	
+		public Awk (AseAwkPanel awkPanel) throws Exception
+		{
+			super ();
+			this.awkPanel = awkPanel;
+		}
+	
+		protected int openSource (int mode)
+		{
+			if (mode == SOURCE_READ)
+			{
+				srcIn = new StringReader (awkPanel.getSourceInput());	
+				return 1;
+			}
+			else if (mode == SOURCE_WRITE)
+			{
+				srcOut = new StringWriter ();
+				return 1;
+			}
+	
+			return -1;
+		}
+	
+		protected int closeSource (int mode)
+		{
+			if (mode == SOURCE_READ)
+			{
+				srcIn.close ();
+				return 0;
+			}
+			else if (mode == SOURCE_WRITE)
+			{
+				awkPanel.setSourceOutput (srcOut.toString());
+	
+				try { srcOut.close (); }
+				catch (IOException e) { return -1; }
+				return 0;
+			}
+	
+			return -1;
+		}
+	
+		protected int readSource (char[] buf, int len)
+		{
+			try { return srcIn.read (buf, 0, len); }
+			catch (IOException e) { return -1; }
+		}
+	
+		protected int writeSource (char[] buf, int len)
+		{
+			srcOut.write (buf, 0, len);
+			return len;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private TextArea srcIn;
+	private TextArea srcOut;
+	private TextArea conIn;
+	private TextArea conOut;
+	private TextField jniLib;
+
+	public AseAwkPanel () 
+	{
+		jniLib = new TextField ();
+
+		srcIn = new TextArea ();
+		srcOut = new TextArea ();
+		conIn = new TextArea ();
+		conOut = new TextArea ();
+
+		Button runBtn = new Button ("Run Awk");
+
+		runBtn.addActionListener (new ActionListener ()
+		{
+			public void actionPerformed (ActionEvent e)
+			{
+				runAwk ();
+			}
+		});
+
+		Panel topPanel = new Panel ();
+		BorderLayout topPanelLayout = new BorderLayout ();
+		topPanel.setLayout (topPanelLayout);
+
+		topPanelLayout.setHgap (2);
+		topPanelLayout.setVgap (2);
+		topPanel.add (new Label ("JNI Library: "), BorderLayout.WEST);
+		topPanel.add (jniLib, BorderLayout.CENTER);
+
+		Panel centerPanel = new Panel ();
+		GridLayout centerPanelLayout = new GridLayout (2, 2);
+
+		centerPanel.setLayout (centerPanelLayout);
+
+		centerPanelLayout.setHgap (2);
+		centerPanelLayout.setVgap (2);
+
+		centerPanel.add (srcIn);
+		centerPanel.add (srcOut);
+		centerPanel.add (conIn);
+		centerPanel.add (conOut);
+
+		BorderLayout mainLayout = new BorderLayout ();
+		mainLayout.setHgap (2);
+		mainLayout.setVgap (2);
+
+		setLayout (mainLayout);
+		
+		add (topPanel, BorderLayout.NORTH);
+		add (centerPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
+		add (runBtn, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
+
+		URL url = this.getClass().getResource ("AseAwkApplet.class");
+		File file = new File (url.getFile());
+		
+		if (System.getProperty ("os.name").toLowerCase().startsWith ("windows"))
+		{
+			jniLib.setText (file.getParentFile().getParentFile().getParent() + "/lib/aseawk_jni.dll");
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			jniLib.setText (file.getParentFile().getParentFile().getParent() + "/lib/.libs/libaseawk_jni.dylib");
+		}
+	}
+
+	public String getSourceInput ()
+	{
+		return srcIn.getText ();
+	}
+
+	public void setSourceOutput (String output)
+	{
+		srcOut.setText (output);
+	}
+
+	private void runAwk ()
+	{
+		Awk awk = null;
+
+		try
+		{
+			try
+			{
+				System.load (jniLib.getText());
+			}
+			catch (Exception e)
+			{
+				System.err.println ("xxx fuck you - cannot load library: " + e.getMessage());
+				return;
+			}
+
+
+			try
+			{
+				awk = new Awk (this);
+			}
+			catch (Exception e)
+			{
+				System.err.println ("cannot create awk - " + e.getMessage());
+			}
+
+			awk.parse ();
+			awk.run ();
+		}
+		catch (ase.awk.Exception e)
+		{
+			System.out.println ("ase.awk.Exception - " + e.getMessage());
+		}
+		finally
+		{
+			if (awk != null) awk.close ();
+		}
+	}
+}