separate render/content macros; add has_jack

input/src/edn_command.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 use crate::*;
+/// Turns an EDN item sequence into a command enum variant.
+pub trait EdnCommand<C>: Command<C> {
+    fn from_edn <'a> (state: &C, head: &EdnItem<&str>, tail: &'a [EdnItem<String>]) -> Self;
+}
 /** Implement `EdnCommand` for given `State` and `Command` */
 #[macro_export] macro_rules! edn_command {
     ($Command:ty : |$state:ident:$State:ty| { $((
@@ -47,16 +51,3 @@ use crate::*;
         let $arg: $type = EdnProvide::<$type>::get_or_fail($state, $arg);
     };
 }
-/// Turns an EDN symbol sequence into a command enum variant.
-pub trait EdnCommand<C>: Command<C> {
-    fn from_edn <'a> (state: &C, head: &EdnItem<&str>, tail: &'a [EdnItem<String>]) -> Self;
-    fn get_isize (state: &C, item: &EdnItem<&str>) -> Option<isize> {
-        None
-    }
-    fn get_usize (state: &C, item: &EdnItem<&str>) -> Option<usize> {
-        None
-    }
-    fn get_bool  (state: &C, item: &EdnItem<&str>) -> Option<usize> {
-        None
-    }
-}

input/src/edn_input.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use crate::*;
-use EdnItem::*;
 
 pub trait EdnInput: Input {
     fn matches (&self, token: &str) -> bool;

jack/src/from_jack.rs

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-use crate::*;
-
-/// Implement [TryFrom<&Arc<RwLock<JackConnection>>>]: create app state from wrapped JACK handle.
-#[macro_export] macro_rules! from_jack {
-    (|$jack:ident|$Struct:ident$(<$($L:lifetime),*$($T:ident$(:$U:path)?),*>)? $cb:expr) => {
-        impl $(<$($L),*$($T $(: $U)?),*>)? TryFrom<&Arc<RwLock<JackConnection>>> for $Struct $(<$($L),*$($T),*>)? {
-            type Error = Box<dyn std::error::Error>;
-            fn try_from ($jack: &Arc<RwLock<JackConnection>>) -> Usually<Self> {
-                Ok($cb)
-            }
-        }
-    };
-}

jack/src/has_jack.rs

@@ -3,3 +3,22 @@ use crate::*;
 pub trait HasJack {
     fn jack (&self) -> &Arc<RwLock<JackConnection>>;
 }
+
+/// Implement [HasJack].
+#[macro_export] macro_rules! has_jack {
+    (|$self:ident:$Struct:ident$(<$($L:lifetime),*$($T:ident$(:$U:path)?),*>)?|$cb:expr) => {
+        impl $(<$($L),*$($T $(: $U)?),*>)? HasJack for $Struct $(<$($L),*$($T),*>)? {
+            fn jack (&$self) -> &Arc<RwLock<JackConnection>> { $cb }
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+/// Implement [TryFrom<&Arc<RwLock<JackConnection>>>]: create app state from wrapped JACK handle.
+#[macro_export] macro_rules! from_jack {
+    (|$jack:ident|$Struct:ident$(<$($L:lifetime),*$($T:ident$(:$U:path)?),*>)? $cb:expr) => {
+        impl $(<$($L),*$($T $(: $U)?),*>)? TryFrom<&Arc<RwLock<JackConnection>>> for $Struct $(<$($L),*$($T),*>)? {
+            type Error = Box<dyn std::error::Error>;
+            fn try_from ($jack: &Arc<RwLock<JackConnection>>) -> Usually<Self> { Ok($cb) }
+        }
+    };
+}

jack/src/lib.rs

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ pub(crate) use ::jack::{
     Unowned, MidiIn, MidiOut, AudioIn, AudioOut,
 };
 
-mod from_jack;    pub use self::from_jack::*;
 mod has_jack;     pub use self::has_jack::*;
 mod jack_audio;   pub use self::jack_audio::*;
 mod jack_connect; pub use self::jack_connect::*;

midi/src/midi_edit_tui.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::*;
 has_size!(<TuiOut>|self: MidiEditor|&self.size);
-render!(TuiOut: (self: MidiEditor) => {
+content!(TuiOut: |self: MidiEditor| {
     self.autoscroll();
     //self.autozoom();
     self.size.of(&self.mode)
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ impl MidiEditor {
             FieldV(color, "Loop", looped.to_string())
         )
     }
-
     pub fn edit_status (&self) -> impl Content<TuiOut> + '_ {
         let (color, length) = if let Some(clip) = self.clip().as_ref().map(|p|p.read().unwrap()) {
             (clip.color, clip.length)

midi/src/midi_pool_tui.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::*;
 pub struct PoolView<'a>(pub bool, pub &'a MidiPool);
-render!(TuiOut: (self: PoolView<'a>) => {
+content!(TuiOut: |self: PoolView<'a>| {
     let Self(compact, model) = self;
     let MidiPool { clips, mode, .. } = self.1;
     let color  = self.1.clip().map(|c|c.read().unwrap().color).unwrap_or_else(||TuiTheme::g(32).into());
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ render!(TuiOut: (self: PoolView<'a>) => {
         ))))
     })))))
 });
-render!(TuiOut: (self: ClipLength) => {
+content!(TuiOut: |self: ClipLength| {
     let bars  = ||self.bars_string();
     let beats = ||self.beats_string();
     let ticks = ||self.ticks_string();

midi/src/midi_select.rs

@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 use crate::*;
-
 pub struct ClipSelected {
     pub(crate) title: &'static str,
     pub(crate) name:  Arc<str>,
     pub(crate) color: ItemPalette,
     pub(crate) time:  Arc<str>,
 }
-
-render!(TuiOut: (self: ClipSelected) =>
-    FieldV(self.color, self.title, format!("{} {}", self.time, self.name)));
-
+content!(TuiOut: |self: ClipSelected|FieldV(
+    self.color,
+    self.title,
+    format!("{} {}", self.time, self.name)
+));
 impl ClipSelected {
-
     /// Shows currently playing clip with beats elapsed
     pub fn play_clip <T: HasPlayClip + HasClock> (state: &T) -> Self {
         let (name, color) = if let Some((_, Some(clip))) = state.play_clip() {
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ impl ClipSelected {
                 .unwrap_or_else(||String::from("        ")).into()
         }
     }
-
     /// Shows next clip with beats remaining until switchover
     pub fn next_clip <T: HasPlayClip> (state: &T) -> Self {
         let mut time: Arc<str> = String::from("--.-.--").into();
@@ -69,5 +67,4 @@ impl ClipSelected {
         };
         Self { title: "Next", time, name, color, }
     }
-
 }

midi/src/piano_h.rs

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ impl PianoHorizontal {
 pub(crate) fn note_y_iter (note_lo: usize, note_hi: usize, y0: u16) -> impl Iterator<Item=(usize, u16, usize)> {
     (note_lo..=note_hi).rev().enumerate().map(move|(y, n)|(y, y0 + y as u16, n))
 }
-render!(TuiOut: (self: PianoHorizontal) => Tui::bg(TuiTheme::g(40), Bsp::s(
+content!(TuiOut:|self: PianoHorizontal| Tui::bg(TuiTheme::g(40), Bsp::s(
     Bsp::e(
         Fixed::x(5, format!("{}x{}", self.size.w(), self.size.h())),
         self.timeline()

output/src/content.rs

@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-use crate::*;
-/// Build a [Render]able out of other [Render]ables,
-/// then apply optional custom render/layout on top.
-pub trait Content<E: Output>: Send + Sync + Sized {
-    fn content (&self) -> impl Render<E> { () }
-    fn layout (&self, area: E::Area) -> E::Area { self.content().layout(area) }
-    fn render (&self, output: &mut E) { self.content().render(output) }
-}
-impl<E: Output, C: Content<E>> Content<E> for &C {
-    fn content (&self) -> impl Render<E> { (*self).content() }
-    fn layout (&self, area: E::Area) -> E::Area { (*self).layout(area) }
-    fn render (&self, output: &mut E) { (*self).render(output) }
-}
-/// The platonic ideal unit of [Content]: total emptiness at dead center.
-impl<E: Output> Content<E> for () {
-    fn layout (&self, area: E::Area) -> E::Area { area.center().to_area_pos().into() }
-    fn render (&self, _: &mut E) {}
-}
-impl<E: Output, T: Content<E>> Content<E> for Option<T> {
-    fn content (&self) -> impl Render<E> {
-        self.as_ref()
-    }
-    fn layout (&self, area: E::Area) -> E::Area {
-        self.as_ref()
-            .map(|content|content.layout(area))
-            .unwrap_or([0.into(), 0.into(), 0.into(), 0.into(),].into())
-    }
-    fn render (&self, output: &mut E) {
-        self.as_ref()
-            .map(|content|content.render(output));
-    }
-}
-//impl<E: Output, T: Content<E>, E: Content<E>> Content<E> for Option<T> {
-    //fn content (&self) -> impl Render<E> {
-        //self.as_ref()
-    //}
-    //fn layout (&self, area: E::Area) -> E::Area {
-        //self.as_ref()
-            //.map(|content|content.layout(area))
-            //.unwrap_or([0.into(), 0.into(), 0.into(), 0.into(),].into())
-    //}
-    //fn render (&self, output: &mut E) {
-        //self.as_ref()
-            //.map(|content|content.render(output));
-    //}
-//}

output/src/direction.rs

@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ impl<E: Output, A: Content<E>, B: Content<E>> BspAreas<E, A, B> for Bsp<E, A, B>
 impl<'a, E: Output + 'a, T: EdnViewData<'a, E>> TryFromEdn<'a, T> for Bsp<E, RenderBox<'a, E>, RenderBox<'a, E>> {
     fn try_from_edn (s: &'a T, head: &EdnItem<&str>, tail: &'a [EdnItem<&str>]) -> Option<Self> {
         use EdnItem::*;
-                panic!("({head} {} {})", tail[0], tail[1]);
         Some(match (head, tail) {
             (Key("bsp/n"), [a, b]) => Self::n(s.get_content(a).expect("no a"), s.get(b).expect("no b")),
             (Key("bsp/s"), [a, b]) => Self::s(s.get_content(a).expect("no a"), s.get(b).expect("no b")),

output/src/lib.rs

@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@ mod coordinate; pub use self::coordinate::*;
 mod size; pub use self::size::*;
 mod area; pub use self::area::*;
 
-mod output;  pub use self::output::*;
-mod content; pub use self::content::*;
-mod render;  pub use self::render::*;
-mod thunk;   pub use self::thunk::*;
+mod output; pub use self::output::*;
+mod thunk;  pub use self::thunk::*;
 
 mod when;   pub use self::when::*;
 mod either; pub use self::either::*;

output/src/output.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::*;
-
-/// Render target
+use std::ops::Deref;
+/// Render target.
 pub trait Output: Send + Sync + Sized {
     /// Unit of length
     type Unit: Coordinate;
@@ -20,3 +20,113 @@ pub trait Output: Send + Sync + Sized {
     #[inline] fn h (&self) -> Self::Unit { self.area().h() }
     #[inline] fn wh (&self) -> Self::Size { self.area().wh().into() }
 }
+/// Renderable with dynamic dispatch.
+pub trait Render<E: Output>: Send + Sync {
+    /// Compute layout.
+    fn layout (&self, area: E::Area) -> E::Area;
+    /// Write data to display.
+    fn render (&self, output: &mut E);
+    /// Perform type erasure, turning `self` into an opaque [RenderBox].
+    fn boxed <'a> (self) -> RenderBox<'a, E> where Self: Sized + 'a {
+        Box::new(self) as RenderBox<'a, E>
+    }
+}
+/// Most importantly, every [Content] is also a [Render].
+///
+/// However, the converse does not hold true.
+/// Instead, the [Content::content] method returns an
+/// opaque [Render] pointer.
+impl<E: Output, C: Content<E>> Render<E> for C {
+    fn layout (&self, area: E::Area) -> E::Area { Content::layout(self, area) }
+    fn render (&self, output: &mut E) { Content::render(self, output) }
+}
+/// Opaque pointer to a renderable living on the heap.
+///
+/// Return this from [Content::content] to use dynamic dispatch.
+pub type RenderBox<'a, E> = Box<RenderDyn<'a, E>>;
+/// You can render from a box.
+impl<'a, E: Output> Content<E> for RenderBox<'a, E> {
+    fn content (&self) -> impl Render<E> { self.deref() }
+    //fn boxed <'b> (self) -> RenderBox<'b, E> where Self: Sized + 'b { self }
+}
+/// Opaque pointer to a renderable.
+pub type RenderDyn<'a, E> = dyn Render<E> + 'a;
+/// You can render from an opaque pointer.
+impl<'a, E: Output> Content<E> for &RenderDyn<'a, E> where Self: Sized {
+    fn content (&self) -> impl Render<E> { self.deref() }
+    fn layout (&self, area: E::Area) -> E::Area { Render::layout(self.deref(), area) }
+    fn render (&self, output: &mut E) { Render::render(self.deref(), output) }
+}
+/// Composable renderable with static dispatch.
+pub trait Content<E: Output>: Send + Sync + Sized {
+    /// Return a [Render]able of a specific type.
+    fn content (&self) -> impl Render<E> { () }
+    /// Perform layout. By default, delegates to [Self::content].
+    fn layout (&self, area: E::Area) -> E::Area { self.content().layout(area) }
+    /// Draw to output. By default, delegates to [Self::content].
+    fn render (&self, output: &mut E) { self.content().render(output) }
+}
+/// Every pointer to [Content] is a [Content].
+impl<E: Output, C: Content<E>> Content<E> for &C {
+    fn content (&self) -> impl Render<E> { (*self).content() }
+    fn layout (&self, area: E::Area) -> E::Area { (*self).layout(area) }
+    fn render (&self, output: &mut E) { (*self).render(output) }
+}
+/// The platonic ideal unit of [Content]: total emptiness at dead center (e=1vg^sqrt(-1))
+impl<E: Output> Content<E> for () {
+    fn layout (&self, area: E::Area) -> E::Area { area.center().to_area_pos().into() }
+    fn render (&self, _: &mut E) {}
+}
+impl<E: Output, T: Content<E>> Content<E> for Option<T> {
+    fn content (&self) -> impl Render<E> {
+        self.as_ref()
+    }
+    fn layout (&self, area: E::Area) -> E::Area {
+        self.as_ref()
+            .map(|content|content.layout(area))
+            .unwrap_or([0.into(), 0.into(), 0.into(), 0.into(),].into())
+    }
+    fn render (&self, output: &mut E) {
+        self.as_ref()
+            .map(|content|content.render(output));
+    }
+}
+/// Implement [Content] with composable content for a struct.
+#[macro_export] macro_rules! content {
+    // Implement for all [Output]s.
+    (|$self:ident:$Struct:ty| $content:expr) => {
+        impl<E: Output> Content<E> for $Struct {
+            fn content (&$self) -> impl Render<E> { Some($content) }
+        }
+    };
+    // Implement for specific [Output].
+    ($Output:ty:|
+        $self:ident:
+        $Struct:ident$(<$($($L:lifetime)? $($T:ident)? $(:$Trait:path)?),+>)?
+    |$content:expr) => {
+        impl $(<$($($L)? $($T)? $(:$Trait)?),+>)? Content<$Output>
+        for $Struct $(<$($($L)? $($T)?),+>)? {
+            fn content (&$self) -> impl Render<$Output> { $content }
+        }
+    };
+}
+/// Implement [Content] with custom rendering for a struct.
+#[macro_export] macro_rules! render {
+    (|$self:ident:$Struct:ident $(<
+        $($L:lifetime),* $($T:ident $(:$Trait:path)?),*
+    >)?, $to:ident | $render:expr) => {
+        impl <$($($L),*)? E: Output, $($T$(:$Trait)?),*> Content<E>
+        for $Struct $(<$($L),* $($T),*>>)? {
+            fn render (&$self, $to: &mut E) { $render }
+        }
+    };
+    ($Output:ty:|
+        $self:ident:
+        $Struct:ident $(<$($($L:lifetime)? $($T:ident)? $(:$Trait:path)?),+>)?, $to:ident
+    |$render:expr) => {
+        impl $(<$($($L)? $($T)? $(:$Trait)?),+>)? Content<$Output>
+        for $Struct $(<$($($L)? $($T)?),+>)? {
+            fn render (&$self, $to: &mut $Output) { $render }
+        }
+    };
+}

output/src/render.rs

@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-use crate::*;
-use std::ops::Deref;
-
-/// Custom layout and rendering.
-pub trait Render<E: Output>: Send + Sync {
-    fn layout (&self, area: E::Area) -> E::Area;
-    fn render (&self, output: &mut E);
-    fn boxed <'a> (self) -> RenderBox<'a, E> where Self: Sized + 'a {
-        Box::new(self) as RenderBox<'a, E>
-    }
-}
-
-pub type RenderDyn<'a, Output> = dyn Render<Output> + 'a;
-impl<'a, E: Output> Content<E> for &RenderDyn<'a, E> where Self: Sized {
-    fn content (&self) -> impl Render<E> { self.deref() }
-    fn layout (&self, area: E::Area) -> E::Area { Render::layout(self.deref(), area) }
-    fn render (&self, output: &mut E) { Render::render(self.deref(), output) }
-}
-
-pub type RenderBox<'a, E: Output> = Box<RenderDyn<'a, E>>;
-impl<'a, E: Output> Content<E> for RenderBox<'a, E> {
-    fn content (&self) -> impl Render<E> { self.deref() }
-    //fn boxed <'b> (self) -> RenderBox<'b, E> where Self: Sized + 'b { self }
-}
-
-impl<E: Output, C: Content<E>> Render<E> for C {
-    fn layout (&self, area: E::Area) -> E::Area { Content::layout(self, area) }
-    fn render (&self, output: &mut E) { Content::render(self, output) }
-}
-
-#[macro_export] macro_rules! render {
-    (($self:ident:$Struct:ty) => $content:expr) => {
-        impl <E: Output> Content<E> for $Struct {
-            fn content (&$self) -> impl Render<E> { Some($content) }
-        }
-    };
-    (|$self:ident:$Struct:ident $(<
-        $($L:lifetime),* $($T:ident $(:$Trait:path)?),*
-    >)?, $to:ident | $render:expr) => {
-        impl <$($($L),*)? E: Output, $($T$(:$Trait)?),*> Content<E>
-        for $Struct $(<$($L),* $($T),*>>)? {
-            fn render (&$self, $to: &mut E) { $render }
-        }
-    };
-    ($Output:ty:
-        ($self:ident:$Struct:ident $(<$(
-            $($L:lifetime)? $($T:ident)? $(:$Trait:path)?
-        ),+>)?) => $content:expr
-    ) => {
-        impl $(<$($($L)? $($T)? $(:$Trait)?),+>)? Content<$Output>
-        for $Struct $(<$($($L)? $($T)?),+>)? {
-            fn content (&$self) -> impl Render<$Output> { $content }
-        }
-    };
-
-    ($Output:ty:
-        |$self:ident : $Struct:ident $(<$(
-            $($L:lifetime)? $($T:ident)? $(:$Trait:path)?
-        ),+>)?, $to:ident| $render:expr
-    ) => {
-        impl $(<$($($L)? $($T)? $(:$Trait)?),+>)? Content<$Output>
-        for $Struct $(<$($($L)? $($T)?),+>)? {
-            fn render (&$self, $to: &mut $Output) { $render }
-        }
-    };
-}

sampler/src/sampler_tui.rs

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ impl SamplerTui {
         None
     }
 }
-render!(TuiOut: (self: SamplerTui) => {
+content!(TuiOut: |self: SamplerTui| {
     let keys_width  = 5;
     let keys        = move||"";//SamplerKeys(self);
     let fg          = self.color.base.rgb;
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ struct SamplesTui {
     note_pt: usize,
     height:  usize,
 }
-render!(TuiOut: |self: SamplesTui, render|{
-    let x           = render.area.x();
+render!(TuiOut: |self: SamplesTui, to| {
+    let x           = to.area.x();
     let bg_base     = self.color.darkest.rgb;
     let bg_selected = self.color.darker.rgb;
     let style_empty = Style::default().fg(self.color.base.rgb);
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ render!(TuiOut: |self: SamplesTui, render|{
         let note  = self.note_hi - y as usize;
         let bg    = if note == self.note_pt { bg_selected } else { bg_base };
         let style = Some(style_empty.bg(bg));
-        render.blit(&" (no sample) ", x, render.area.y() + y as u16, style);
+        to.blit(&" (no sample) ", x, to.area.y() + y as u16, style);
     }
 });
 impl NoteRange for SamplerTui {

tek/src/lib.rs

@@ -56,9 +56,7 @@ has_size!(<TuiOut>|self: App|&self.size);
 has_clock!(|self: App|&self.clock);
 has_clips!(|self: App|self.pool.as_ref().expect("no clip pool").clips);
 //has_editor!(|self: App|self.editor.as_ref().expect("no editor"));
-impl HasJack for App {
-    fn jack (&self) -> &Arc<RwLock<JackConnection>> { &self.jack }
-}
+has_jack!(|self: App|&self.jack);
 impl HasSampler for App {
     fn sampler (&self) -> &Option<Sampler> { &self.sampler }
     fn sampler_mut (&mut self) -> &mut Option<Sampler> { &mut self.sampler }
@@ -106,10 +104,10 @@ edn_provide!('a: Box<dyn Render<TuiOut> + 'a>: |self: App|{
     ":scenes"  => self.row(self.w(), self.size.h().saturating_sub(9) as u16,
         self.scene_header(), self.scene_cells(self.is_editing())).boxed(),
 });
-render!(TuiOut: (self: App) => self.size.of(EdnView::from_source(self, self.edn.as_ref())));
+content!(TuiOut: |self: App| self.size.of(EdnView::from_source(self, self.edn.as_ref())));
 handle!(TuiIn: |self: App, input| Ok(None));
 #[derive(Debug, Default)] struct Meter<'a>(pub &'a str, pub f32);
-render!(TuiOut: (self: Meter<'a>) => col!(
+content!(TuiOut: |self: Meter<'a>| col!(
     Field(TuiTheme::g(128).into(), self.0, format!("{:>+9.3}", self.1)),
     Fixed::xy(if self.1 >= 0.0  { 13 }
         else if self.1 >= -1.0 { 12 }
@@ -128,7 +126,7 @@ render!(TuiOut: (self: Meter<'a>) => col!(
             else if self.1 >= -3.0 { Color::Yellow }
             else { Color::Green }, ()))));
 #[derive(Debug, Default)] struct Meters<'a>(pub &'a[f32]);
-render!(TuiOut: (self: Meters<'a>) => col!(
+content!(TuiOut: |self: Meters<'a>| col!(
     format!("L/{:>+9.3}", self.0[0]),
     format!("R/{:>+9.3}", self.0[1])
 ));
@@ -182,7 +180,7 @@ pub trait HasSelection {
     fn selected (&self) -> &Selection;
     fn selected_mut (&mut self) -> &mut Selection;
 }
-#[derive(Debug, Default)] struct Track {
+#[derive(Debug, Default)] pub struct Track {
     /// Name of track
     name:       Arc<str>,
     /// Preferred width of track column
@@ -332,7 +330,7 @@ pub trait HasTracks: HasSelection + HasClock + HasJack + HasEditor + Send + Sync
 trait Device: Send + Sync + std::fmt::Debug {}
 impl Device for Sampler {}
 impl Device for Plugin {}
-#[derive(Debug, Default)] struct Scene {
+#[derive(Debug, Default)] pub struct Scene {
     /// Name of scene
     name:  Arc<str>,
     /// Clips in scene, one per track

time/src/clock_tui.rs

@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@ use crate::*;
 use KeyCode::*;
 use ClockCommand::{Play, Pause};
 /// Transport clock app.
-pub struct ClockTui {
-    pub jack:  Arc<RwLock<JackConnection>>,
-    pub clock: Clock,
-}
+pub struct ClockTui { pub jack: Arc<RwLock<JackConnection>>, pub clock: Clock, }
 handle!(TuiIn: |self: ClockTui, input|ClockCommand::execute_with_state(self, input.event()));
 keymap!(TRANSPORT_KEYS = |state: ClockTui, input: Event| ClockCommand {
     key(Char(' ')) =>
@@ -15,29 +12,20 @@ keymap!(TRANSPORT_KEYS = |state: ClockTui, input: Event| ClockCommand {
 });
 has_clock!(|self: ClockTui|&self.clock);
 audio!(|self: ClockTui, client, scope|ClockAudio(self).process(client, scope));
-render!(TuiOut: (self: ClockTui) => ClockView {
-    compact: false,
-    clock:   &self.clock
-});
-
+content!(TuiOut:|self: ClockTui|ClockView { compact: false, clock: &self.clock });
 pub struct ClockView<'a> { pub compact: bool, pub clock: &'a Clock }
-impl<'a> ClockView<'a> {
-    pub fn new (compact: bool, clock: &'a Clock) -> Self {
-        Self { compact, clock }
-    }
-}
-render!(TuiOut: (self: ClockView<'a>) => Outer(
-    Style::default().fg(TuiTheme::g(255))
-).enclose(row!(
+content!(TuiOut: |self: ClockView<'a>| Outer(Style::default().fg(TuiTheme::g(255))).enclose(row!(
     OutputStats::new(self.compact, self.clock),
     " ",
     PlayPause { compact: false, playing: self.clock.is_rolling() },
     " ",
     BeatStats::new(self.compact, self.clock),
 )));
-
+impl<'a> ClockView<'a> {
+    pub fn new (compact: bool, clock: &'a Clock) -> Self { Self { compact, clock } }
+}
 pub struct PlayPause { pub compact: bool, pub playing: bool }
-render!(TuiOut: (self: PlayPause) => Tui::bg(
+content!(TuiOut: |self: PlayPause| Tui::bg(
     if self.playing{Color::Rgb(0,128,0)}else{Color::Rgb(128,64,0)},
     Either::new(self.compact,
         Thunk::new(||Fixed::x(9, Either::new(self.playing,
@@ -46,8 +34,14 @@ render!(TuiOut: (self: PlayPause) => Tui::bg(
         Thunk::new(||Fixed::x(5, Either::new(self.playing,
             Tui::fg(Color::Rgb(0, 255, 0),   Bsp::s(" 🭍🭑🬽 ", " 🭞🭜🭘 ",)),
             Tui::fg(Color::Rgb(255, 128, 0), Bsp::s(" ▗▄▖ ", " ▝▀▘ ",))))))));
-
 pub struct BeatStats { compact: bool, bpm: Arc<str>, beat: Arc<str>, time: Arc<str>, }
+content!(TuiOut: |self: BeatStats| Either::new(self.compact,
+    row!(FieldV(TuiTheme::g(128).into(), "BPM",  &self.bpm),
+         FieldV(TuiTheme::g(128).into(), "Beat", &self.beat),
+         FieldV(TuiTheme::g(128).into(), "Time", &self.time),),
+    col!(Bsp::e(Tui::fg(TuiTheme::g(255), &self.bpm), " BPM"),
+         Bsp::e("Beat ", Tui::fg(TuiTheme::g(255), &self.beat)),
+         Bsp::e("Time ", Tui::fg(TuiTheme::g(255), &self.time)))));
 impl BeatStats {
     fn new (compact: bool, clock: &Clock) -> Self {
         let bpm = format!("{:.3}", clock.timebase.bpm.get()).into();
@@ -63,46 +57,27 @@ impl BeatStats {
         Self { compact, bpm, beat, time }
     }
 }
-render!(TuiOut: (self: BeatStats) => Either::new(self.compact,
-    row!(
-        FieldV(TuiTheme::g(128).into(), "BPM",  &self.bpm),
-        FieldV(TuiTheme::g(128).into(), "Beat", &self.beat),
-        FieldV(TuiTheme::g(128).into(), "Time", &self.time),
-    ),
-    col!(
-        Bsp::e(Tui::fg(TuiTheme::g(255), &self.bpm), " BPM"),
-        Bsp::e("Beat ", Tui::fg(TuiTheme::g(255), &self.beat)),
-        Bsp::e("Time ", Tui::fg(TuiTheme::g(255), &self.time)),
-    )));
-
 pub struct OutputStats { compact: bool, sample_rate: Arc<str>, buffer_size: Arc<str>, latency: Arc<str>, }
+content!(TuiOut: |self: OutputStats| Either::new(self.compact,
+    row!(FieldV(TuiTheme::g(128).into(), "SR",  &self.sample_rate),
+         FieldV(TuiTheme::g(128).into(), "Buf", &self.buffer_size),
+         FieldV(TuiTheme::g(128).into(), "Lat", &self.latency)),
+    col!(Bsp::e(Tui::fg(TuiTheme::g(255), format!("{}", self.sample_rate)), " sample rate"),
+         Bsp::e(Tui::fg(TuiTheme::g(255), format!("{}", self.buffer_size)), " sample buffer"),
+         Bsp::e(Tui::fg(TuiTheme::g(255), format!("{:.3}ms", self.latency)), " latency"))));
 impl OutputStats {
     fn new (compact: bool, clock: &Clock) -> Self {
         let rate  = clock.timebase.sr.get();
         let chunk = clock.chunk.load(Relaxed);
+        let sr = if compact {format!("{:.1}kHz", rate / 1000.)} else {format!("{:.0}Hz", rate)};
         Self {
             compact,
-            sample_rate: if compact {
-                format!("{:.1}kHz", rate / 1000.)
-            } else {
-                format!("{:.0}Hz", rate)
-            }.into(),
+            sample_rate: sr.into(),
             buffer_size: format!("{chunk}").into(),
             latency:     format!("{:.1}ms", chunk as f64 / rate * 1000.).into(),
         }
     }
 }
-render!(TuiOut: (self: OutputStats) => Either::new(self.compact,
-    row!(
-        FieldV(TuiTheme::g(128).into(), "SR",  &self.sample_rate),
-        FieldV(TuiTheme::g(128).into(), "Buf", &self.buffer_size),
-        FieldV(TuiTheme::g(128).into(), "Lat", &self.latency),
-    ),
-    col!(
-        Bsp::e(Tui::fg(TuiTheme::g(255), format!("{}", self.sample_rate)), " sample rate"),
-        Bsp::e(Tui::fg(TuiTheme::g(255), format!("{}", self.buffer_size)), " sample buffer"),
-        Bsp::e(Tui::fg(TuiTheme::g(255), format!("{:.3}ms", self.latency)), " latency"),
-    )));
 
 // TODO:
 //keymap!(TRANSPORT_BPM_KEYS = |state: Clock, input: Event| ClockCommand {

tui/src/tui_border.rs

@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 use crate::*;
 
 pub struct Bordered<S: BorderStyle, W: Content<TuiOut>>(pub S, pub W);
-
-render!(TuiOut: (self: Bordered<S: BorderStyle, W: Content<TuiOut>>) => {
-    Fill::xy(lay!(Border(self.0), Padding::xy(1, 1, &self.1)))
-});
+content!(TuiOut: |self: Bordered<S: BorderStyle, W: Content<TuiOut>>|Fill::xy(
+    lay!(Border(self.0), Padding::xy(1, 1, &self.1))
+));
 
 pub struct Border<S: BorderStyle>(pub S);
-
 render!(TuiOut: |self: Border<S: BorderStyle>, to| {
     let area = to.area();
     if area.w() > 0 && area.y() > 0 {

tui/src/tui_file.rs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub enum FileBrowserCommand {
     Chdir(PathBuf),
     Filter(Arc<str>),
 }
-render!(TuiOut: (self: FileBrowser) => /*Stack::down(|add|{
+content!(TuiOut: |self: FileBrowser| /*Stack::down(|add|{
     let mut i = 0;
     for (_, name) in self.dirs.iter() {
         if i >= self.scroll {