diff --git a/application.go b/application.go
index 4929cc7..151fec0 100644
--- a/application.go
+++ b/application.go
@@ -33,42 +33,60 @@ func (application *Application) Run () (
 	return
 }
 
+// OnQuit registers an event handler to be called just before the application
+// quits. This can happen when the user closes the application, or the backend
+// experiences an unrecoverable error.
 func (application *Application) OnQuit (
 	onQuit func (),
 ) {
 	application.callbackManager.onQuit = onQuit
 }
 
+// OnPress registers an event handler to be called when a key or mouse button
+// is pressed.
 func (application *Application) OnPress (
 	onPress func (button Button),
 ) {
 	application.callbackManager.onPress = onPress
 }
 
+// OnPress registers an event handler to be called when a key or mouse button
+// is released.
 func (application *Application) OnRelease (
 	onRelease func (button Button),
 ) {
 	application.callbackManager.onRelease = onRelease
 }
 
+// OnResize registers an event handler to be called when the application window
+// is resized. After the event handler is called, any updates it makes will
+// automatically be pushed to the screen.
 func (application *Application) OnResize (
 	onResize func (),
 ) {
 	application.callbackManager.onResize = onResize
 }
 
+// OnMouseMove registers an event handler to be called when mouse motion is
+// detected. The coordinates of the cell that the mouse now hovers over are
+// given as input.
 func (application *Application) OnMouseMove (
 	onMouseMove func (x, y int),
 ) {
 	application.callbackManager.onMouseMove = onMouseMove
 }
 
+// OnScroll registers an event handler to be called when the user uses the mouse
+// scroll wheel. Horizontal and vertical amounts are given as input.
 func (application *Application) OnScroll (
 	onScroll func (x, y int),
 ) {
 	application.callbackManager.onScroll = onScroll
 }
 
+// OnStart registers an event handler to be called once when the application
+// starts, right before the first time updates are pushed to the screen.
+// Anything done in here will be the first thing to appear on screen.
 func (application *Application) OnStart (
 	onStart func (),
 ) {
diff --git a/backend.go b/backend.go
index d29e526..d009886 100644
--- a/backend.go
+++ b/backend.go
@@ -3,13 +3,51 @@ package stone
 import "image"
 import "errors"
 
+// Backend represents a backend for stone. Backends can be registered for use
+// with the RegisterBackend() function. All of the below methods MUST be thread
+// safe!
 type Backend interface {
-	Run      ()
+	// Run is the backend's event loop. It must cleanly exit when the user
+	// closes the window, but not before calling the OnQuit event. Run
+	// must call event handlers within its own event loop in a
+	// non-concurrent fashion.
+	//
+	// The OnStart event handler must run after the backend has been fully
+	// initialized, and right before updates are first pushed to the screen.
+	// Whatever the application draws from within this event handler must be
+	// the first thing that appears on-screen.
+	//
+	// The OnResize evnt handler must run whenever the window is resized.
+	// The backend must push updates to the screen after OnResize has been
+	// run.
+	//
+	// The backend must not push updates to the screen in any other case,
+	// except when its Draw() method is specifically called.
+	//
+	// The OnPress, OnRelease, OnMouseMove, and OnMouseScroll events are to
+	// be called when such events happen. It is reccommended to compress
+	// resize, mouse move, and mouse scroll events whenever possible to
+	// reduce the likelihood of event buildup.
+	Run ()
+
+	// SetTitle sets the application title. This will most often be the
+	// window title. This method may not always produce an effect, depending
+	// on the backend.
 	SetTitle (title string) (err error)
-	SetIcon  (icons []image.Image) (err error)
-	Draw     ()
+
+	// SetIcon takes in a set of images of different sizes and sets the
+	// window's icon to them. This method may not always produce an effect,
+	// depending on the backend.
+	SetIcon (icons []image.Image) (err error)
+
+	// Draw pushes all updates made to the application's buffer to the
+	// screen.
+	Draw ()
 }
 
+// BackendFactory should completely initialize a backend, and return it. If
+// anything goes wrong, it should stop, clean up any resources and return an
+// error so another backend can be chosen.
 type BackendFactory func (
 	application *Application,
 	callbackManager *CallbackManager,
@@ -20,6 +58,7 @@ type BackendFactory func (
 
 var factories []BackendFactory
 
+// RegisterBackend registers a backend factory.
 func RegisterBackend (factory BackendFactory) {
 	factories = append(factories, factory)
 }
diff --git a/examples/color/main.go b/examples/color/main.go
index fab929b..81e7d38 100644
--- a/examples/color/main.go
+++ b/examples/color/main.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func redraw () {
 	application.SetRune(0, height - 1, '+')
 
 	for x := 0; x < width; x ++ {
-		application.SetColor(x, height / 2, stone.Color(x % 6 + 2))
+		application.SetColor(x, height / 2, stone.Color(x % 5 + 3))
 	}
 	
 	for x := 1; x < width - 1; x ++ {
diff --git a/examples/type/main.go b/examples/type/main.go
index 1cda63e..a8285c7 100644
--- a/examples/type/main.go
+++ b/examples/type/main.go
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 package main
 
 import "os"
+import "fmt"
 import "image"
 import _ "image/png"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/stone"
 import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/stone/backends/x"
 
 var application = &stone.Application { }
-var caret = 0
+var caretX = 0
+var caretY = 2
+var page = 1
 
 func main () {
 	application.SetTitle("hellorld")
-	application.SetSize(32, 16)
+	application.SetSize(32, 28)
 
 	iconFile16, err := os.Open("assets/scaffold16.png")
 	if err != nil { panic(err) }
@@ -25,32 +28,57 @@ func main () {
 	iconFile16.Close()
 	
 	application.SetIcon([]image.Image { icon16, icon32 })
+	application.OnStart(redraw)
+	application.OnPress(onPress)
+	application.OnResize(redraw)
 	
-	channel, err := application.Run()
+	err = application.Run()
 	if err != nil { panic(err) }
 	
 	application.Draw()
+}
 
-	for {
-		event := <- channel
-		switch event.(type) {
-		case stone.EventQuit:
-			os.Exit(0)
+func redraw () {
+	application.Clear()
+	_, height := application.Size()
+	application.SetDot(0, 0)
+	fmt.Fprint(application, "type some text below:")
+	caretX = 0
+	caretY = 2
+	application.SetDot(0, height - 1)
+	fmt.Fprintf(application, "page %d", page)
+	drawCaret()
+}
 
-		case stone.EventPress:
-			button := event.(stone.EventPress).Button
-			if button.Printable() {
-				application.SetRune(caret, 0, rune(button))
-				caret ++
-				width, _ := application.Size()
-				if caret >= width {
-					caret = 0
-				}
-				application.Draw()
-			}
+func drawCaret () {
+	application.SetRune(caretX, caretY, '+')
+	application.SetColor(caretX, caretY, stone.ColorDim)
+}
 
-		case stone.EventResize:
-			application.Draw()
+func onPress (button stone.Button) {
+	width, height := application.Size()
+	
+	if button == stone.KeyEnter {
+		application.SetRune(caretX, caretY, 0)
+		caretX = 0
+		caretY ++
+			
+	} else if button.Printable() {
+		application.SetRune(caretX, caretY, rune(button))
+		application.SetColor(caretX, caretY, stone.ColorForeground)
+		caretX ++
+		
+		if caretX >= width {
+			caretX = 0
+			caretY ++
 		}
 	}
+
+	if caretY >= height - 2 {
+		page ++
+		redraw()
+	}
+		
+	drawCaret()
+	application.Draw()
 }