diff -urN cui52/Makefile cui53/Makefile
--- cui52/Makefile	Fri Jan 31 22:20:00 2014
+++ cui53/Makefile	Sat Feb  1 00:00:00 2014
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 CC = gcc -Wall
 
 TARG = cui_test
-OBJS = cui.o focus.o menu.o dialog.o radio.o ckbox.o button.o fill.o label.o panel.o handler.o esc.o key.o rect.o
+OBJS = cui.o focus.o etext.o menu.o dialog.o radio.o ckbox.o button.o fill.o label.o panel.o handler.o esc.o key.o rect.o
 
 all: $(TARG)
 
diff -urN cui52/cui_test.c cui53/cui_test.c
--- cui52/cui_test.c	Fri Jan 31 23:00:00 2014
+++ cui53/cui_test.c	Sat Feb  1 00:00:00 2014
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "radio.h"
 #include "dialog.h"
 #include "menu.h"
+#include "etext.h"
 
 int
 joke_hdr(cui obj, int evt, int val, void *prm)
@@ -267,6 +268,7 @@
 {
 	cui base = cui_panel_new(NULL, 0, 0, 40, 20);
 	cui mn_btn = cui_menu_btn_new(base, 1, 1, "File");
+	cui etx = cui_etext_new(base, mn_btn->x, cui_y2(mn_btn), 8, "foo");
 	cui ck = cui_ckbox_new(base, cui_x2(mn_btn)+2, 1, "Show", FALSE);
 	cui mv_btn = cui_button_new(base, cui_x2(ck) + 2, ck->y, "move");
 	cui mv_lb = cui_label_new(base, cui_x2(mv_btn) + 2, mv_btn->y, "");
diff -urN cui52/etext.c cui53/etext.c
--- cui52/etext.c	Thu Jan  1 09:00:00 1970
+++ cui53/etext.c	Sat Feb  1 00:00:00 2014
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#include "etext.h"
+#include "handler.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+cui
+cui_etext_new(cui parent, int x, int y, int w, char *init_s)
+{
+	cui obj = cui_alloc(sizeof(struct cui_etext));
+	cui_etext_init(obj, parent, x, y, w, init_s);
+	return obj;
+}
+
+void
+cui_etext_init(cui obj, cui parent, int x, int y, int w, char *init_s)
+{
+	cui_etext p = (cui_etext)obj;
+
+	cui_base_init(obj, parent, x, y, 0, 1);
+	if(init_s == NULL) init_s = "";
+	strcpy(p->buf, init_s);
+	p->lb_top = cui_label_new(obj, 0, 0, "[");
+	p->view = cui_base_new(obj, 1, 0, w-2, 1);
+	p->lb_end = cui_label_new(obj, cui_x2(p->view), 0, "]");
+	cui_wh_fit(obj, obj->children);
+	
+	p->inner = cui_base_new(p->view, 0, 0, 0, 1);
+	p->lb = cui_label_new(p->inner, 0, 0, p->buf);
+	p->fill = cui_fill_new(p->inner, cui_x2(p->lb), 0, w-2, 1, " ", CUI_ATTR_NORMAL);
+	cui_wh_fit(p->inner, p->inner->children);
+
+	obj->flags |= CUI_FLG_CAN_FOCUS;
+	cui_bind(obj, CUI_EVT_DRAW, cui_etext_hdr, NULL);
+}
+
+int
+cui_etext_hdr(cui obj, int evt, int val, void *prm)
+{
+	cui_etext p = (cui_etext)obj;
+	int attr;
+
+	if(evt == CUI_EVT_DRAW){
+		attr = (val == CUI_DRAW_FOCUS) ? CUI_ATTR_ULINE : CUI_ATTR_NORMAL;
+		cui_label_attr_set(p->lb_top, attr);
+		cui_label_attr_set(p->lb, attr);
+		cui_fill_attr_set(p->fill, attr);
+		cui_label_attr_set(p->lb_end, attr);
+		return TRUE;
+	}
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+char *
+cui_etext_str_get(cui obj)
+{
+	cui_etext p = (cui_etext)obj;
+	return p->buf;
+}
+
+void
+cui_etext_str_set(cui obj, char *s)
+{
+}
+
+/* EOF */
diff -urN cui52/etext.h cui53/etext.h
--- cui52/etext.h	Thu Jan  1 09:00:00 1970
+++ cui53/etext.h	Sat Feb  1 00:00:00 2014
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#ifndef __ETEXT_H__
+#define __ETEXT_H__
+
+#include "fill.h"
+
+#define CUI_ETEXT_MAX	1024
+
+typedef struct cui_etext{
+	struct cui_base base;
+	char buf[ CUI_ETEXT_MAX ], bak[ CUI_ETEXT_MAX ];
+	cui lb_top, lb, fill, lb_end;
+	cui view, inner;
+} *cui_etext;
+
+cui cui_etext_new(cui parent, int x, int y, int w, char *init_s);
+void cui_etext_init(cui obj, cui parent, int x, int y, int w, char *init_s);
+int cui_etext_hdr(cui obj, int evt, int val, void *prm);
+char *cui_etext_str_get(cui obj);
+void cui_etext_str_set(cui obj, char *s);
+
+#endif