diff --git a/aux.py b/aux.py
index dc9ed87..3edd3e8 100644
--- a/aux.py
+++ b/aux.py
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ import sys
 
 from . import core
 
-_print = core.textui.Output('over', stream=sys.stderr)
+_print = core.text.Output('over', stream=sys.stderr)
diff --git a/core/__init__.py b/core/__init__.py
index 1b97b3f..13db0b4 100644
--- a/core/__init__.py
+++ b/core/__init__.py
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ from . import aux
 from . import cmd
 from . import file
 from . import misc
-from . import textui
+from . import text
+textui = text
 
 try:
 	from . import cython_types as types
 except:
-	aux._print('unable to load C implementation, using python instead', textui.prefix.warn)
+	aux._print('unable to load C implementation, using python instead', text.prefix.warn)
 	from . import python_types as types
diff --git a/core/app.py b/core/app.py
index 0ac8f2f..051961f 100644
--- a/core/app.py
+++ b/core/app.py
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import sys
 import re
 
 from . import file
-from . import textui
+from . import text
 from ..version import _version
 
-prefix = textui.prefix
+prefix = text.prefix
 
 # FIXME This very seriously needs to be heavily simplified and de-duplicated
 # TODO same parser for cmdline and Config
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ _over_help_texts = [
 
 # --------------------------------------------------
 
-def _output(text, indent=0, newlines=1):
-	sys.stdout.write(textui.render(textui.paragraph(text, indent=indent), True))
+def _output(raw, indent=0, newlines=1):
+	sys.stdout.write(text.render(text.paragraph(raw, indent=indent), True))
 	sys.stdout.write(newlines * '\n')
 	sys.stdout.flush()
 
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class Main:
 		self.cmdline = cmdline
 		self.help_texts = [] # (chapter, [paragraphs])
 		self.allow_exit = allow_exit
-		self._print = textui.Output('over.core.app.Main')
+		self._print = text.Output('over.core.app.Main')
 		
 		if cfg_file:
 			self.cfg_file = file.File(cfg_file, encoding='utf-8')
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ class Main:
 				else:
 					self._print('updating config file with option §B--§y%s§/' %(opt.name))
 					new_lines.append('')
-					new_lines.append(textui.paragraph(textui.render(opt.description, colors=False), prefix='#', width=80))
+					new_lines.append(text.paragraph(text.render(opt.description, colors=False), prefix='#', width=80))
 					new_lines.append('# *** data type: %s' %(opt.dtype))
 					
 					if opt.plural:
diff --git a/core/aux.py b/core/aux.py
index c52cf02..53d020a 100644
--- a/core/aux.py
+++ b/core/aux.py
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 
 import sys
 
-from . import textui
+from . import text
 
-_print = textui.Output('over.core', stream=sys.stderr)
+_print = text.Output('over.core', stream=sys.stderr)
diff --git a/core/file.py b/core/file.py
index e2ed1f5..0709140 100644
--- a/core/file.py
+++ b/core/file.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import os
 
 from .aux import _print
-from .textui import prefix
+from .text import prefix
 
 # --------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/core/textui.py b/core/text.py
similarity index 99%
rename from core/textui.py
rename to core/text.py
index 8b19ec3..c543010 100644
--- a/core/textui.py
+++ b/core/text.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class Unit:
 		return output
 	
 	def __repr__(self):
-		return 'over.core.textui.Unit(%s)' %(self)
+		return 'over.core.text.Unit(%s)' %(self)
 
 # --------------------------------------------------