diff -urN cui110/cui.c cui111/cui.c
--- cui110/cui.c	Mon Apr 14 00:00:00 2014
+++ cui111/cui.c	Mon Apr 14 01:00:00 2014
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@
 cui_hide(cui obj)
 {
 	if(obj->flags & CUI_FLG_HIDE) return;
-	if(cui_esc_cnt > 0) cui_clear(obj);
+	cui_clear(obj);
 	obj->flags |= CUI_FLG_HIDE;
 }
 
@@ -384,7 +384,14 @@
 {
 	if(!(obj->flags & CUI_FLG_HIDE)) return;
 	obj->flags &= ~CUI_FLG_HIDE;
-	if(cui_esc_cnt > 0) cui_draw(obj);
+	cui_draw(obj);
+}
+
+void
+cui_show_hide(cui obj, int v)
+{
+	if(v) cui_show(obj);
+	else cui_hide(obj);
 }
 
 int
@@ -432,7 +439,7 @@
 void
 cui_xywh_set(cui obj, int x, int y, int w, int h)
 {
-	int visi = cui_is_visible(obj) && cui_esc_cnt > 0;
+	int visi = cui_is_visible(obj);
 	int rsz = (obj->w != w || obj->h != h);
 	struct cui_rect r1, r2;
 	cui_rects rs, ri;
diff -urN cui110/cui.h cui111/cui.h
--- cui110/cui.h	Sun Apr 13 22:00:00 2014
+++ cui111/cui.h	Mon Apr 14 01:00:00 2014
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 void cui_draw_chain(cui obj);
 void cui_hide(cui obj);
 void cui_show(cui obj);
+void cui_show_hide(cui obj, int v);
 int cui_is_visible(cui obj);
 int cui_visible_rect(cui obj, cui_rect r);
 int cui_is_visible_rect(cui obj);
diff -urN cui110/cui_test.c cui111/cui_test.c
--- cui110/cui_test.c	Mon Apr 14 00:00:00 2014
+++ cui111/cui_test.c	Mon Apr 14 01:00:00 2014
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@
 my_hdr2(cui obj, int evt, int val, void *prm)
 {
 	cui dlg = (cui)prm;
-	if(val) cui_show(dlg);
-	else cui_hide(dlg);
+	cui_show_hide(dlg, val);
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
diff -urN cui110/esc.c cui111/esc.c
--- cui110/esc.c	Thu Apr 10 22:00:00 2014
+++ cui111/esc.c	Mon Apr 14 01:00:00 2014
@@ -61,12 +61,9 @@
 	cui_esc(onoff ? "?25h" : "?25l");
 }
 
-int cui_esc_cnt = 0;
-
 void
 cui_esc_enter(void)
 {
-	if(cui_esc_cnt++ > 0) return;
 	cui_esc_cursor_pos_save();
 	cui_esc_exopt(CUI_ESC_CURSOR_ONOFF, 0);
 }
@@ -74,7 +71,6 @@
 void
 cui_esc_exit(void)
 {
-	if(--cui_esc_cnt > 0) return;
 	cui_esc_attr(CUI_ESC_NORMAL);
 	cui_esc_exopt(CUI_ESC_CURSOR_ONOFF, 1);
 	cui_esc_cursor_pos_load();
diff -urN cui110/esc.h cui111/esc.h
--- cui110/esc.h	Sat Feb  1 02:00:00 2014
+++ cui111/esc.h	Mon Apr 14 01:00:00 2014
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #define CUI_ESC_CURSOR_ONOFF		25
 #define CUI_ESC_SCREEN_SAVE_LOAD	47
 
-extern int cui_esc_cnt;
-
 void cui_esc(char *s);
 void cui_esc_cls(void);
 void cui_esc_loc(int x, int y);
diff -urN cui110/tab.c cui111/tab.c
--- cui110/tab.c	Mon Apr 14 00:00:00 2014
+++ cui111/tab.c	Mon Apr 14 01:00:00 2014
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@
 		return TRUE;
 	case CUI_EVT_BUTTON:
 		sheet = (cui)prm;
-		if(val) cui_show(sheet);
-		else cui_hide(sheet);
+		cui_show_hide(sheet, val);
 		return TRUE;
 	}
 	return FALSE;