diff --git a/cmd/wm/wm.c b/cmd/wm/wm.c
index 00572a80..fe54b8d7 100644
--- a/cmd/wm/wm.c
+++ b/cmd/wm/wm.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	/* X server */
 	ixp_server_open_conn(&srv, ConnectionNumber(dpy), check_x_event, nil);
 	init_x_event_handler();
-	blitz_init(dpy);
+	blitz_x11_init(dpy);
 
 	view = nil;
 	client = nil;
diff --git a/cmd/wmiimenu.c b/cmd/wmiimenu.c
index dbadb595..2f47d804 100644
--- a/cmd/wmiimenu.c
+++ b/cmd/wmiimenu.c
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		usleep(1000);
 
 	/* set font and colors */
-	blitz_init(dpy);
+	blitz_x11_init(dpy);
 	fontstr = getenv("WMII_FONT");
 	if (!fontstr)
 		fontstr = strdup(BLITZ_FONT);
diff --git a/libixp/socket.c b/libixp/socket.c
index 932c3cba..157c4cdd 100644
--- a/libixp/socket.c
+++ b/libixp/socket.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ create_inet_sock(char *host, char **errstr)
 	addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
 	addr.sin_port = htons(prt);
 
-	if(!strncmp(host, "*", 1))
+	if(!strncmp(host, "*", 2))
 		addr.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_ANY);
 	else if((hp = gethostbyname(host)))
 		bcopy(hp->h_addr, &addr.sin_addr, hp->h_length);
diff --git a/liblitz/blitz.c b/liblitz/blitz.c
index 1d7e090e..94ea695f 100644
--- a/liblitz/blitz.c
+++ b/liblitz/blitz.c
@@ -7,9 +7,17 @@
 
 /* blitz.c */
 void
-blitz_init(Display *dpy)
+blitz_x11_init(Display *dpy)
 {
 	__blitz.display = dpy;
 	__blitz.screen = DefaultScreen(dpy);
 	__blitz.root = DefaultRootWindow(dpy);
 }
+
+void
+blitz_process_x11_event()
+{
+
+
+
+}
diff --git a/liblitz/blitz.h b/liblitz/blitz.h
index 903a5f44..40fdbdb1 100644
--- a/liblitz/blitz.h
+++ b/liblitz/blitz.h
@@ -12,42 +12,71 @@
 #define BLITZ_FRAME_MASK	SubstructureRedirectMask | SubstructureNotifyMask \
 							| ExposureMask | ButtonPressMask | ButtonReleaseMask;
 
-typedef struct {
+enum {BLITZ_LABEL, BLITZ_LAST};
+
+typedef struct Blitz Blitz;
+typedef enum BlitzAlign BlitzAlign;
+typedef struct BlitzColor BlitzColor;
+typedef struct BlitzFont BlitzFont;
+typedef struct BlitzLabel BlitzLabel;
+typedef struct BlitzWin BlitzWin;
+typedef union BlitzWidget BlitzWidget;
+
+struct Blitz {
 	Display *display;
 	int screen;
 	Window root;
-} Blitz;
 
-typedef struct {
+};
+
+struct BlitzWin{
 	Drawable drawable;
 	GC gc;
 	XRectangle rect;
-} BlitzWin;
 
-typedef enum {
-    NORTH = 0x01,
-    EAST  = 0x02,
-    SOUTH = 0x04,
-    WEST  = 0x08,
-    NEAST = NORTH | EAST,
-    NWEST = NORTH | WEST,
-    SEAST = SOUTH | EAST,
-    SWEST = SOUTH | WEST,
-    CENTER = NEAST | SWEST
-} BlitzAlign;
+};
 
-typedef struct {
+enum BlitzAlign {
+	NORTH = 0x01,
+	EAST  = 0x02,
+	SOUTH = 0x04,
+	WEST  = 0x08,
+	NEAST = NORTH | EAST,
+	NWEST = NORTH | WEST,
+	SEAST = SOUTH | EAST,
+	SWEST = SOUTH | WEST,
+	CENTER = NEAST | SWEST
+};
+
+struct BlitzColor {
 	unsigned long bg;
 	unsigned long fg;
 	unsigned long border;
-} BlitzColor;
+};
 
-typedef struct {
+struct BlitzFont {
 	XFontStruct *xfont;
 	XFontSet set;
 	int ascent;
 	int descent;
-} BlitzFont;
+};
+
+struct BlitzLabel {
+	int type;
+	BlitzWin *win;
+	XRectangle rect;
+	BlitzColor color;
+	/* widget specific */
+	BlitzAlign align;
+	BlitzFont font;
+	char *data;
+	void (*draw)(char *text); /* also called on expose */
+};
+
+union BlitzWidget {
+	int type;
+	BlitzLabel label;
+};
 
 typedef struct {
 	BlitzAlign align;
@@ -63,12 +92,17 @@ typedef struct {
 Blitz __blitz;
 
 /* blitz.c */
-void blitz_init(Display *dpy);
+void blitz_x11_init(Display *dpy);
+void blitz_process_x11_event();
 
 /* draw.c */
 void blitz_drawlabel(BlitzDraw *d);
 void blitz_drawborder(BlitzDraw *d);
 
+/* label.c */
+BlitzWidget *blitz_create_label(BlitzWin *win);
+void blitz_destroy_label(BlitzWidget *widget);
+
 /* font.c */
 unsigned int blitz_textwidth(BlitzFont *font, char *text);
 void blitz_loadfont(BlitzFont *font, char *fontstr);