diff --git a/backends/x/event.go b/backends/x/event.go
index 3ef6e74..d170a43 100644
--- a/backends/x/event.go
+++ b/backends/x/event.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func (backend *Backend) Run () {
 	backend.callbackManager.RunStart()
 	backend.Draw()
 	xevent.Main(backend.connection)
-	backend.shutDown()
+	backend.callbackManager.RunQuit()
 }
 
 func (backend *Backend) handleConfigureNotify (
@@ -125,7 +125,3 @@ func (backend *Backend) compressConfigureNotify (
 
 	return
 }
-
-func (backend *Backend) shutDown () {
-	backend.callbackManager.RunQuit()
-}
diff --git a/backends/x/factory.go b/backends/x/factory.go
index dfd7ce7..bf0728b 100644
--- a/backends/x/factory.go
+++ b/backends/x/factory.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func factory (
 	// attatch graceful close handler
 	backend.window.WMGracefulClose (func (window *xwindow.Window) {
 		backend.window.Destroy()
-		backend.shutDown()
+		xevent.Quit(backend.connection)
 	})
 
 	// attatch event handlers
diff --git a/examples/color/main.go b/examples/color/main.go
index 2c84fbc..fab929b 100644
--- a/examples/color/main.go
+++ b/examples/color/main.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/stone/backends/x"
 var application = &stone.Application { }
 
 func main () {
-	application.SetTitle("hellorld")
+	application.SetTitle("color demo")
 	application.SetSize(12, 7)
 
 	iconFile16, err := os.Open("assets/scaffold16.png")
@@ -26,21 +26,19 @@ func main () {
 	
 	application.SetIcon([]image.Image { icon16, icon32 })
 	
-	channel, err := application.Run()
-	if err != nil { panic(err) }
+	application.OnStart(onStart)
+	application.OnResize(onResize)
 	
+	err = application.Run()
+	if err != nil { panic(err) }
+}
+
+func onStart () {
 	redraw()
+}
 
-	for {
-		event := <- channel
-		switch event.(type) {
-		case stone.EventQuit:
-			os.Exit(0)
-
-		case stone.EventResize:
-			redraw()
-		}
-	}
+func onResize () {
+	redraw()
 }
 
 func redraw () {
@@ -69,6 +67,4 @@ func redraw () {
 		application.SetRune(x, height - 1, '=')
 		application.SetColor(x, height - 1, stone.ColorRed)
 	}
-	
-	application.Draw()
 }
diff --git a/examples/draw/main.go b/examples/draw/main.go
index 98d3fee..3bab734 100644
--- a/examples/draw/main.go
+++ b/examples/draw/main.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ func main () {
 	application.OnPress(onPress)
 	application.OnRelease(onRelease)
 	application.OnMouseMove(onMouseMove)
-	application.OnQuit(onQuit)
 	
 	err = application.Run()
 	if err != nil { panic(err) }
@@ -56,7 +55,3 @@ func onMouseMove (x, y int) {	if mousePressed {
 		application.Draw()
 	}
 }
-
-func onQuit () {
-	os.Exit(0)
-}
diff --git a/examples/hello/main.go b/examples/hello/main.go
index 896a779..1df4772 100644
--- a/examples/hello/main.go
+++ b/examples/hello/main.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import _ "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/stone/backends/x"
 
 var application = &stone.Application { }
 var currentTime = time.Time { }
-var tickPing    = make(chan(struct { }))
 
 func main () {
 	application.SetTitle("hellorld")
@@ -29,27 +28,20 @@ func main () {
 	
 	application.SetIcon([]image.Image { icon16, icon32 })
 	
-	channel, err := application.Run()
-	if err != nil { panic(err) }
+	application.OnStart(onStart)
+	application.OnResize(onResize)
 	
+	err = application.Run()
+	if err != nil { panic(err) }
+}
+
+func onStart () {
 	redraw()
 	go tick()
+}
 
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <- tickPing:
-			redraw()
-		
-		case event := <- channel:
-			switch event.(type) {
-			case stone.EventQuit:
-				os.Exit(0)
-
-			case stone.EventResize:
-				redraw()
-			}
-		}
-	}
+func onResize () {
+	redraw()
 }
 
 func redraw () {
@@ -70,13 +62,12 @@ func redraw () {
 	application.SetRune(5, 1, ':')
 	application.SetRune(6, 1, rune(second / 10 + 48))
 	application.SetRune(7, 1, rune(second % 10 + 48))
-	
-	application.Draw()
 }
 
 func tick () {
 	for {
-		tickPing <- struct { } { }
+		redraw()
+		application.Draw()
 		time.Sleep(time.Second)
 	}
 }