diff --git a/dsl/src/dsl_conv.rs b/dsl/src/dsl_conv.rs
index 033e6eb..3d125a4 100644
--- a/dsl/src/dsl_conv.rs
+++ b/dsl/src/dsl_conv.rs
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ pub struct DslNs<'t, T: 't>(pub &'t [(&'t str, T)]);
 /// Namespace where keys are symbols.
 pub trait DslSymNs<'t, T: 't>: 't {
     const SYMS: DslNs<'t, fn (&'t Self)->T>;
-    fn from_sym <D: Dsl> (&'t self, dsl: D) -> Usually<T> {
+    fn from_sym <D: Dsl> (&'t self, dsl: D) -> Perhaps<T> {
         if let Some(dsl) = dsl.sym()? {
             for (sym, get) in Self::SYMS.0 {
                 if dsl == *sym {
-                    return Ok(get(self))
+                    return Ok(Some(get(self)))
                 }
             }
         }
-        return Err(format!("not found: sym: {dsl:?}").into())
+        return Ok(None)
     }
 }
 
@@ -26,11 +26,21 @@ pub trait DslSymNs<'t, T: 't>: 't {
 
 pub trait DslExpNs<'t, T: 't>: 't {
     const EXPS: DslNs<'t, fn (&'t Self, &str)->T>;
+    fn from_exp <D: Dsl> (&'t self, dsl: D) -> Perhaps<T> {
+        if let Some(exp) = dsl.exp()? {
+            for (key, value) in Self::EXPS.0.iter() {
+                if exp.head() == Ok(Some(key)) {
+                    return Ok(Some(value(self, exp.tail()?.unwrap_or(""))))
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return Ok(None)
+    }
 }
 
 #[macro_export] macro_rules! dsl_exp (
-    (|$state:ident:$State:ty|->$type:ty { $(
-        [$key:literal $(/ $sub:ident: $Sub:ty)? $(, $arg:ident $(?)? :$argtype:ty)*] => $body:expr
+    (|$state:ident:$State:ty$(, $tail:ident)?|->$type:ty { $(
+        ($key:literal $(/ $sub:ident: $Sub:ty)? $(, $arg:ident $(?)? :$argtype:ty)*) => $body:expr
     ),* $(,)? }) => {
         impl<'t> DslExpNs<'t, $type> for $State {
             const EXPS: DslNs<'t, fn (&'t $State, &str)->$type> =
diff --git a/tui/src/tui_content/tui_string.rs b/tui/src/tui_content/tui_string.rs
index 92b91fc..57ae7f4 100644
--- a/tui/src/tui_content/tui_string.rs
+++ b/tui/src/tui_content/tui_string.rs
@@ -3,22 +3,37 @@ use crate::ratatui::prelude::Position;
 use unicode_width::{UnicodeWidthStr, UnicodeWidthChar};
 
 impl_content_layout_render!(TuiOut: |self: &str, to|
-    layout = to.center_xy([self.chars().count() as u16, 1]);
-    render = {let [x, y, ..] = Content::layout(self, to.area());
-              to.blit(self, x, y, None)});
+    layout = to.center_xy([width_chars_max(to.w(), self), 1]);
+    render = {let [x, y, w, ..] = Content::layout(self, to.area());
+              to.text(self, x, y, w)});
+
 impl_content_layout_render!(TuiOut: |self: String, to|
-    layout = to.center_xy([self.chars().count() as u16, 1]);
-    render = {let [x, y, ..] = Content::layout(self, to.area());
-              to.blit(self, x, y, None)});
+    layout = Content::<TuiOut>::layout(&self.as_str(), to);
+    render = Content::<TuiOut>::render(&self.as_str(), to));
+
+impl_content_layout_render!(TuiOut: |self: Arc<str>, to|
+    layout = Content::<TuiOut>::layout(&self.as_ref(), to);
+    render = Content::<TuiOut>::render(&self.as_ref(), to));
+
 impl_content_layout_render!(TuiOut: |self: std::sync::RwLock<String>, to|
     layout = Content::<TuiOut>::layout(&self.read().unwrap(), to);
     render = Content::<TuiOut>::render(&self.read().unwrap(), to));
+
 impl_content_layout_render!(TuiOut: |self: std::sync::RwLockReadGuard<'_, String>, to|
     layout = Content::<TuiOut>::layout(&**self, to);
     render = Content::<TuiOut>::render(&**self, to));
-impl_content_layout_render!(TuiOut: |self: Arc<str>, to|
-    layout = to.center_xy([self.chars().count() as u16, 1]);
-    render = to.blit(self, to.area.x(), to.area.y(), None));
+
+fn width_chars_max (max: u16, text: impl AsRef<str>) -> u16 {
+    let mut width: u16 = 0;
+    let mut chars = text.as_ref().chars();
+    while let Some(c) = chars.next() {
+        width += c.width().unwrap_or(0) as u16;
+        if width > max {
+            break
+        }
+    }
+    return width
+}
 
 /// Trim string with [unicode_width].
 pub fn trim_string (max_width: usize, input: impl AsRef<str>) -> String {
diff --git a/tui/src/tui_engine/tui_output.rs b/tui/src/tui_engine/tui_output.rs
index 04cbe94..9b35936 100644
--- a/tui/src/tui_engine/tui_output.rs
+++ b/tui/src/tui_engine/tui_output.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::*;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use std::thread::{spawn, JoinHandle};
+use unicode_width::*;
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct TuiOut {
     pub buffer: Buffer,
@@ -10,8 +11,12 @@ impl Output for TuiOut {
     type Unit = u16;
     type Size = [Self::Unit;2];
     type Area = [Self::Unit;4];
-    #[inline] fn area (&self) -> [u16;4] { self.area }
-    #[inline] fn area_mut (&mut self) -> &mut [u16;4] { &mut self.area }
+    #[inline] fn area (&self) -> [u16;4] {
+        self.area
+    }
+    #[inline] fn area_mut (&mut self) -> &mut [u16;4] {
+        &mut self.area
+    }
     #[inline] fn place <'t, T: Render<Self> + ?Sized> (&mut self, area: [u16;4], content: &'t T) {
         let last = self.area();
         *self.area_mut() = area;
@@ -63,10 +68,32 @@ impl TuiOut {
     pub fn blit (
         &mut self, text: &impl AsRef<str>, x: u16, y: u16, style: Option<Style>
     ) {
-        let text = text.as_ref();
-        let buf = &mut self.buffer;
+        let text  = text.as_ref();
+        let buf   = &mut self.buffer;
+        let style = style.unwrap_or(Style::default());
         if x < buf.area.width && y < buf.area.height {
-            buf.set_string(x, y, text, style.unwrap_or(Style::default()));
+            buf.set_string(x, y, text, style);
+        }
+    }
+    /// Write a line of text
+    ///
+    /// TODO: do a paragraph (handle newlines)
+    pub fn text (&mut self, text: &impl AsRef<str>, x0: u16, y: u16, max_width: u16) {
+        let text = text.as_ref();
+        let buf  = &mut self.buffer;
+        let mut string_width: u16 = 0;
+        for character in text.chars() {
+            let x = x0 + string_width;
+            let character_width = character.width().unwrap_or(0) as u16;
+            string_width += character_width;
+            if string_width > max_width {
+                break
+            }
+            if let Some(cell) = buf.cell_mut(ratatui::prelude::Position { x, y }) {
+                cell.set_char(character);
+            } else {
+                break
+            }
         }
     }
     pub fn buffer_update (&mut self, area: [u16;4], callback: &impl Fn(&mut Cell, u16, u16)) {