diff --git a/bindgen.cc b/bindgen.cc
index 7b69b30..9f97968 100644
--- a/bindgen.cc
+++ b/bindgen.cc
@@ -494,8 +494,6 @@ static std::string function_source(xl_node_t* node) {
 			std::string str = get_ctype(type, 0);
 
 			strm << "return new " + str.substr(0, str.size() - 1) + "(";
-		} else if(type.type == "string") {
-			strm << "const char* _ret = ";
 		} else {
 			strm << "return (" + get_ctype(type, 0) + ")";
 		}
@@ -544,13 +542,6 @@ static std::string function_source(xl_node_t* node) {
 		if(widget != NULL) strm << ", " + std::string(xl_get_attribute(widget, "name"));
 	}
 	strm << ");" << std::endl;
-	if(ret != NULL && type.type == "string") {
-		strm << "#ifdef MWCXX_USE_C_STRING" << std::endl;
-		strm << "	return _ret;" << std::endl;
-		strm << "#else" << std::endl;
-		strm << "	return MwCXX::String(_ret);" << std::endl;
-		strm << "#endif" << std::endl;
-	}
 	strm << "}" << std::endl;
 
 	return strm.str();
diff --git a/include/MwCXX/MachDep.h b/include/MwCXX/MachDep.h
index 3e9ec4c..0d16c52 100644
--- a/include/MwCXX/MachDep.h
+++ b/include/MwCXX/MachDep.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
-#define MWCXX_USE_C_STRING
+// #define MWCXX_USE_C_STRING
 
 namespace MwCXX {
 #ifdef MWCXX_USE_C_STRING
diff --git a/include/MwCXX/Widget/Base.h b/include/MwCXX/Widget/Base.h
index ac9dd9d..42ea740 100644
--- a/include/MwCXX/Widget/Base.h
+++ b/include/MwCXX/Widget/Base.h
@@ -28,9 +28,22 @@ namespace MwCXX {
 		int  Pending();
 		void Loop();
 
-		MwCXX::Base* GetParent();
+		void Show(int toggle);
+		void HideCursor();
+		void GrabPointer(int toggle);
+		void AddTickList();
+		void ForceRender();
+		void Reparent(MwCXX::Base* new_parent);
 
-		MwWidget GetWidget();
+		MwCXX::Base*		  GetParent();
+		std::vector<MwCXX::Base*> GetChildren();
+
+		MwWidget      GetWidget();
+		MwCXX::String GetName();
+		MwPoint	      GetCursorCoord();
+		MwRect	      GetScreenSize();
+		int	      GetCoordinateType();
+		void	      GetClipboard(int clipboard_type);
 
 #include <MwCXX/Widget/BaseAuto.h>
 	};
diff --git a/src/widget/base.cc b/src/widget/base.cc
index 74f3f63..9e4dfc2 100644
--- a/src/widget/base.cc
+++ b/src/widget/base.cc
@@ -84,10 +84,79 @@ void MwCXX::Base::Loop() {
 	MwLoop(this->widget);
 }
 
+void MwCXX::Base::Show(int toggle) {
+	MwShow(this->widget, toggle);
+}
+
+void MwCXX::Base::HideCursor() {
+	MwHideCursor(this->widget);
+}
+
+void MwCXX::Base::GrabPointer(int toggle) {
+	MwGrabPointer(this->widget, toggle);
+}
+
+void MwCXX::Base::AddTickList() {
+	MwAddTickList(this->widget);
+}
+
+void MwCXX::Base::ForceRender() {
+	MwForceRender(this->widget);
+}
+
+void MwCXX::Base::Reparent(MwCXX::Base* new_parent) {
+	int i;
+
+	for(i = 0; i < this->parent->children.size(); i++) {
+		if(this->parent->children[i] == this) {
+			this->parent->children.erase(this->parent->children.begin() + i);
+
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	MwReparent(this->widget, new_parent->widget);
+
+	this->parent = new_parent;
+	new_parent->children.push_back(this);
+}
+
 MwCXX::Base* MwCXX::Base::GetParent() {
 	return this->parent;
 }
 
+std::vector<MwCXX::Base*> MwCXX::Base::GetChildren() {
+	return this->children;
+}
+
 MwWidget MwCXX::Base::GetWidget() {
 	return this->widget;
 }
+
+MwCXX::String MwCXX::Base::GetName() {
+	return (MwCXX::String)MwGetName(this->widget);
+}
+
+MwPoint MwCXX::Base::GetCursorCoord() {
+	MwPoint p;
+
+	MwGetCursorCoord(this->widget, &p);
+
+	return p;
+}
+
+MwRect MwCXX::Base::GetScreenSize() {
+	MwRect rc;
+
+	MwGetScreenSize(this->widget, &rc);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+int MwCXX::Base::GetCoordinateType() {
+	return MwGetCoordinateType(this->widget);
+}
+
+void MwCXX::Base::GetClipboard(int clipboard_type) {
+	MwGetClipboard(this->widget, clipboard_type);
+}