diff --git a/core/__init__.py b/core/__init__.py
index 13db0b4..5af8516 100644
--- a/core/__init__.py
+++ b/core/__init__.py
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ from . import cmd
 from . import file
 from . import misc
 from . import text
-textui = text
 
 try:
 	from . import cython_types as types
 except:
 	aux._print('unable to load C implementation, using python instead', text.prefix.warn)
 	from . import python_types as types
+
+textui = aux.DeprecationForwarder(text, 'over.core.textui', 'over.core.text')
diff --git a/core/aux.py b/core/aux.py
index 53d020a..3de5e48 100644
--- a/core/aux.py
+++ b/core/aux.py
@@ -6,3 +6,13 @@ import sys
 from . import text
 
 _print = text.Output('over.core', stream=sys.stderr)
+
+class DeprecationForwarder:
+	def __init__(self, target, old_name, new_name):
+		self.target = target
+		self.old_name = old_name
+		self.new_name = new_name
+	
+	def __getattr__(self, name):
+		_print('%s is deprecated, please use %s instead' %(self.old_name, self.new_name), text.prefix.warn)
+		return getattr(self.target, name)