diff -urN cui28/button.c cui29/button.c
--- cui28/button.c	Thu Jan 30 23:50:00 2014
+++ cui29/button.c	Fri Jan 31 00:10:00 2014
@@ -65,12 +65,9 @@
 cui_button_str_set(cui obj, char *s)
 {
 	cui_button p = (cui_button)obj;
-	int visi = cui_is_visible(obj);
-	if(visi) cui_hide(obj);
 	cui_label_str_set(p->lb2, s);
-	p->lb3->x = p->lb1->w + p->lb2->w;
-	obj->w = p->lb3->x + p->lb3->w;
-	if(visi) cui_show(obj);
+	cui_x_set(p->lb3, p->lb1->w + p->lb2->w);
+	cui_w_set(obj, p->lb3->x + p->lb3->w);
 }
 
 /* EOF */
diff -urN cui28/cui.c cui29/cui.c
--- cui28/cui.c	Fri Jan 31 00:00:00 2014
+++ cui29/cui.c	Fri Jan 31 00:10:00 2014
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 	}
 	x = r2->x;
 	cui_esc_loc(cui_gx(obj) + x, cui_gy(obj) + y);
-	cui_esc_attr(attr);
+	if(attr != CUI_ESC_NORMAL) cui_esc_attr(attr);
 	printf("%s", s);
 	if(attr != CUI_ESC_NORMAL) cui_esc_attr(CUI_ESC_NORMAL);
 	fflush(stdout);
@@ -260,6 +260,30 @@
 	t->x -= obj->x;
 	t->y -= obj->y;
 	return cui_rect_and(r, t, r); /* r and t --> r */
+}
+
+void
+cui_xywh_set(cui obj, int x, int y, int w, int h)
+{
+	int visi = cui_is_visible(obj);
+	if(visi) cui_hide(obj);
+	obj->x = x;
+	obj->y = y;
+	obj->w = w;
+	obj->h = h;
+	if(visi) cui_show(obj);
+}
+
+void
+cui_x_set(cui obj, int x)
+{
+	cui_xywh_set(obj, x, obj->y, obj->w, obj->h);
+}
+
+void
+cui_w_set(cui obj, int w)
+{
+	cui_xywh_set(obj, obj->x, obj->y, w, obj->h);
 }
 
 void
diff -urN cui28/cui.h cui29/cui.h
--- cui28/cui.h	Thu Jan 30 23:00:00 2014
+++ cui29/cui.h	Fri Jan 31 00:10:00 2014
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
 void cui_show(cui obj);
 int cui_is_visible(cui obj);
 int cui_visible_rect(cui obj, cui_rect r);
+void cui_xywh_set(cui obj, int x, int y, int w, int h);
+void cui_x_set(cui obj, int x);
+void cui_w_set(cui obj, int w);
 
 void cui_quit(void);
 void cui_main(cui top_obj);