diff --git a/format/desktop_entry/desktop_entry.ha b/format/desktop_entry/desktop_entry.ha
index 2fc17a7..6e34edc 100644
--- a/format/desktop_entry/desktop_entry.ha
+++ b/format/desktop_entry/desktop_entry.ha
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use strings;
 
 // A line in the file, which can be a comment (or a blank line), an entry, or
 // a localized entry.
-export type line = (blank | comment | entry | localized_entry);
+export type line = (blank | comment | group_header | entry);
 
 // A blank line.
 // Specification: §3.1
@@ -17,35 +17,27 @@ export type comment = str;
 // Specification: §3.2
 export type group_header = str;
 
-// A key/value pair.
-// Specification: §3.3
-export type entry = (str, str);
-
-// A localized key/value pair.
-// Specification: §5
-export type localized_entry = (str, str, locale::locale);
+// An entry in a desktop file.
+// Specification: §3.3, §5
+export type entry = struct {
+	group:  str,
+	key:    str,
+	value:  str,
+	locale: locale::locale,
+};
 
 // Duplicates an [[entry]]. Use [[entry_finish]] to get rid of it.
-export fn entry_dup(entr: entry) entry = (
-	strings::dup(entr.0),
-	strings::dup(entr.1));
+export fn entry_dup(entr: entry) entry = entry {
+	group  = strings::dup(entr.group),
+	key    = strings::dup(entr.key),
+	value  = strings::dup(entr.value),
+	locale = locale::dup(entr.locale),
+};
 
 // Frees memory associated with an [[entry]].
 export fn entry_finish(entr: entry) void = {
-	free(entr.0);
-	free(entr.1);
-};
-
-// Duplicates a [[localized_entry]]. Use [[localized_entry_finish]] to get rid
-// of it.
-export fn localized_entry_dup(entr: localized_entry) localized_entry = (
-	strings::dup(entr.0),
-	strings::dup(entr.1),
-	locale::dup(entr.2));
-
-// Frees memory associated with an [[localized_entry]].
-export fn localized_entry_finish(entr: localized_entry) void = {
-	free(entr.0);
-	free(entr.1);
-	locale::finish(entr.2);
+	free(entr.group);
+	free(entr.key);
+	free(entr.value);
+	locale::finish(entr.locale);
 };
diff --git a/format/desktop_entry/error.ha b/format/desktop_entry/error.ha
index fc5e349..99f63f1 100644
--- a/format/desktop_entry/error.ha
+++ b/format/desktop_entry/error.ha
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export type invalid_group_header = !void;
 // Returned when a malformed entry is encountered while parsing.
 export type invalid_entry = !void;
 
-// Returned when ASCII text was expected, while parsing, but something else was
+// Returned when ASCII text was expected while parsing, but something else was
 // given.
 export type invalid_ascii = !void;
 
diff --git a/format/desktop_entry/scan.ha b/format/desktop_entry/scan.ha
index e856138..1e9ea92 100644
--- a/format/desktop_entry/scan.ha
+++ b/format/desktop_entry/scan.ha
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ use memio;
 use strings;
 
 export type scanner = struct {
-	scanner:         bufio::scanner,
-	entry:           entry,
-	localized_entry: localized_entry,
+	scanner: bufio::scanner,
+	group:   str,
 };
 
 // Creates a desktop entry file scanner. Use [[next]] to read lines. The caller
@@ -41,30 +40,25 @@ export fn next(this: *scanner) (line | io::EOF | error) = {
 		
 	} else if (strings::hasprefix(text, '[')) {
 		// group header
-		return parse_group_header(text)?;
+		let header = parse_group_header(text)?;
+		free(this.group);
+		this.group = header: str;
+		return header;
 		
 	} else {
 		// key/value pair
-		let (key, valu, local) = parse_entry(text)?;
-
-		match (local) {
-		case let local: locale::locale =>
-			localized_entry_finish(this.localized_entry);
-			this.localized_entry = (key, valu, local);
-			return this.localized_entry;
-		case void =>
-			entry_finish(this.entry);
-			this.entry = (key, valu);
-			return this.entry;
-		};
+		let entry = parse_entry(text)?;
+		entry.group = this.group;
+		return entry;
 	};
-	
 };
 
+// TODO: have next_entry that auto-skips over blank lines and comments
+
 // Frees resources associated with a [[scanner]].
 export fn finish(this: *scanner) void = {
 	bufio::finish(&this.scanner);
-	entry_finish(this.entry);
+	free(this.group);
 };
 
 // memory is borrowed from the input
@@ -80,26 +74,32 @@ fn parse_group_header(text: str) (group_header | error) = {
 	return text: group_header;
 };
 
-// memory must be freed by the caller
-fn parse_entry(line: str) ((str, str, (locale::locale | void)) | error) = {
+// memory is borrowed from the input
+fn parse_entry(line: str) (entry | error) = {
 	if (!strings::contains(line, '=')) return invalid_entry;
 	let (key, valu) = strings::cut(line, "=");
 	key = strings::ltrim(strings::rtrim(key));
 	if (!validate_entry_key(key)) return invalid_entry;
 
-	let local: (locale::locale | void) = void;
 	let (key, local_string) = strings::cut(key, "[");
-	if (local_string != "") {
+	let local = if (local_string != "") {
+		yield locale::c;
+	} else {
 		local_string = strings::rtrim(local_string, ']');
 		if (!validate_entry_locale(local_string)) return invalid_entry;
 		
-		local = match(locale::parse(local_string)) {
+		yield match(locale::parse(local_string)) {
 		case let local: locale::locale => yield local;
 		case locale::invalid           => return invalid_entry;
 		};
 	};
 
-	return (strings::dup(key), strings::dup(valu), local);
+	return entry {
+		key    = key,
+		value  = valu,
+		locale = local,
+		...
+	};
 };
 
 fn validate_entry_key(key: str) bool = {