diff --git a/lib/x11/corereqs.js b/lib/x11/corereqs.js
index bcdae15..24edcfb 100644
--- a/lib/x11/corereqs.js
+++ b/lib/x11/corereqs.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+var xutil = require('./xutil');
+
 var valueMask = {
     CreateWindow: {
         backgroundPixmap: 0x00000001,
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ function packValueMask(reqname, values)
     {
         var valueBit = reqValueMask[v];
         if (!valueBit)
-            throw new Error('CreateWindow: incorrect value param ' + v);
+            throw new Error(reqname + ': incorrect value param ' + v);
         masksList.push(valueBit);
         bitmask |= valueBit;
     }
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ the way requests are described here
 module.exports = {
    CreateWindow: [
        // create request packet - function OR format string
-       function(id, parentId, x, y, width, height, borderWidth, class, visual, values) {
+       function(id, parentId, x, y, width, height, borderWidth, _class, visual, values) {
 
            // TODO: ??? there is depth field in xproto, but xlib just sets it to zero
            var depth = 0;
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@ module.exports = {
            // create bitmask
            var bitmask = 0;
            // TODO: slice from function arguments?
-           var args = [1, depth, packetLength, id, parentId, x, y, width, height, borderWidth, class, visual];
+           var args = [1, depth, packetLength, id, parentId, x, y, width, height, borderWidth, _class, visual];
            
            // TODO: the code is a little bit mess
            // additional values need to be packed in the following way:
@@ -178,5 +180,25 @@ module.exports = {
            }           
            return [format, args];
         }
+   ],
+
+   // opcode 16
+   InternAtom: [
+       function (returnOnlyIfExist, value)
+       {
+           var padded = xutil.padded_string(value);
+           return ['CCSSa', [16, returnOnlyIfExist ? 1 : 0, 2+padded.length/4, value.length, value] ];
+       },
+
+       function(stream, buf) {
+           console.error('Intern Atom reply !!!!'); 
+       }   
+   ],
+
+   GetAtomName: [
+       [ 'CxSL', [17, 2] ],
+       function(stream, buf) {
+           console.error('Intern GetAtomName reply !!!!'); 
+       }   
    ]
 }
diff --git a/lib/x11/xcore.js b/lib/x11/xcore.js
index e758c5d..d281e89 100644
--- a/lib/x11/xcore.js
+++ b/lib/x11/xcore.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ var handshake = require('./handshake');
 var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
 var PackStream = require('./unpackstream');
 var coreRequestsTemplate = require('./corereqs');
-//var hexy = require('./hexy').hexy;
+var hexy = require('./hexy').hexy;
 
 var Buffer = require('buffer').Buffer;
 // add 'unpack' method for buffer
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ function XClient(stream)
     this.importRequestsFromTemplates(this, coreRequests);
     this.startHandshake();
 
+    this.event_consumers = {}; // maps window id to eventemitter
+
     // import available extentions
     // TODO: lazy import on first call?
     /*
@@ -82,8 +84,11 @@ XClient.prototype.importRequestsFromTemplates = function(target, reqs)
         // r is request name
         target[r] = (function(reqName) {
             var reqFunc = function req_proxy() {
-            client.seq_num++; // TODO: handle overflw (seq should be last 15 (?)  bits of the number
+            client.seq_num++; // TODO: handle overflow (seq should be last 15 (?)  bits of the number
+
+            // is it fast?
             var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(req_proxy.arguments);
+
             // TODO: setup last argument to be reply/error callback
             // var callback = args.length > 0 ? null : args[args.length - 1];
 
@@ -102,6 +107,7 @@ XClient.prototype.importRequestsFromTemplates = function(target, reqs)
                  reqPack = reqTemplate.apply(this, req_proxy.arguments); 
                  var format = reqPack[0];
                  var requestArguments = reqPack[1];
+                 console.error([format, requestArguments]);
                  client.pack_stream.pack(format, requestArguments);
                  client.pack_stream.flush();
             } else if (templateType == 'Array'){
@@ -109,6 +115,7 @@ XClient.prototype.importRequestsFromTemplates = function(target, reqs)
                  var requestArguments = reqTemplate[1];
                  for (a in args)
                      requestArguments.push(args[a]);
+                 console.error([format, requestArguments]);
                  client.pack_stream.pack(format, requestArguments);
                  client.pack_stream.flush();
             } else {
@@ -149,7 +156,6 @@ XClient.prototype.unpackEvent = function(type, seq, extra, raw)
         event.buttons = values[7];
         event.sameScreen = values[8];
     }
-    //console.log(event);
     return event;
 }
 
@@ -176,18 +182,27 @@ XClient.prototype.expectReplyHeader = function()
                     var extra = res[3];
                     var ev = client.unpackEvent(type, seq_num, extra, buf);
                     client.emit('event', ev);
-                    // TODO: dispatch, use sequence number
-                    // console.error('event!!!! ' + type);
+                    var ee = client.event_consumers[ev.wid];
+                    if (ee) {
+                       ee.emit('event', ev);
+                    }
                     client.expectReplyHeader();
                 } ); 
                 return;
             }
             var opt_data = res[1];
-            var length_total = res[3];           // in 4-bytes units, _including_ this header
-            var bodylength = (length_total-2)*4; // length of the data in bytes
+            var length_total = res[3];            // in 4-bytes units, _including_ this header
+            var bodylength = 24 + length_total*4; // 24 is rest if 32-bytes header
+
+            console.log(res);
+            console.log('reply of length ' + bodylength + ' should follow');
             client.pack_stream.get( bodylength, function( data ) {
+
+                var handler = this.replyHandlers[seq_num];
+
                 // TODO: decode and dispatch, use sequence number
-                console.error('reply data!!!');
+                console.error('reply data!!!!!!!!!!');
+                console.error(hexy(data, { prefix: 'InternAtom reply' }));
 
                 // wait for new packet from server
                 client.expectReplyHeader();
diff --git a/lib/x11/xutil.js b/lib/x11/xutil.js
index b401faf..87e4599 100644
--- a/lib/x11/xutil.js
+++ b/lib/x11/xutil.js
@@ -7,15 +7,19 @@ function padded_length(len)
    return padded_length;
 }
 
+// TODO: make it return buffer?
+// str += is slow
 function padded_string(str)
 {
-   if (str.length == 0);
+   if (str.length == 0)
        return '';
  
-   var len = padded_length(str.len);
+   var pad = padded_length(str.length) - str.length;
    var res = str;
-   for (var i=0; i < len; ++i)
+   for (var i=0; i < pad; ++i)
        res += String.fromCharCode(0);
+
+   return res;
 }
 
 module.exports.padded_length = padded_length;
diff --git a/test/atoms.js b/test/atoms.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fba1db7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/atoms.js
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+var x11 = require('../lib/x11');
+
+var xclient = x11.createClient();
+
+xclient.on('connect', function(display) {
+    var X = this;
+    var hello = 'Hello, node.js';
+    X.InternAtom(false, hello, function(atomId) {
+        console.log(atomId);
+    });
+    X.InternAtom(true, 'test', function(atomId) {
+        console.log(atomId);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/test/c-tests/Makefile b/test/c-tests/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b00c85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/c-tests/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+LDFLAGS=-lX11
+
+simplewin: simplewin.o
diff --git a/test/c-tests/simplewin b/test/c-tests/simplewin
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d310a8f
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diff --git a/test/c-tests/simplewin.c b/test/c-tests/simplewin.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3f3926
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/c-tests/simplewin.c
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+ 
+int main(void) {
+   Display *d;
+   Window w, w1;
+   XEvent e;
+   char *msg = "Hello, world!";
+   int s;
+ 
+   d = XOpenDisplay(NULL);
+   if (d == NULL) {
+      fprintf(stderr, "Cannot open display\n");
+      exit(1);
+   }
+ 
+   s = DefaultScreen(d);
+   w = XCreateSimpleWindow(d, RootWindow(d, s), 10, 10, 100, 100, 1,
+                           BlackPixel(d, s), WhitePixel(d, s));
+   
+   w1 = XCreateSimpleWindow(d, RootWindow(d, s), 50, 50, 50, 50, 1,
+                           BlackPixel(d, s), WhitePixel(d, s));
+   XSelectInput(d, w, ExposureMask | KeyPressMask);
+   XSelectInput(d, w1, ExposureMask);
+   XMapWindow(d, w);
+   XMapWindow(d, w1);
+ 
+   while (1) {
+      XNextEvent(d, &e);
+      if (e.type == Expose) {
+         XFillRectangle(e.xany.display, e.xany.window, DefaultGC(d, s), 20, 20, 10, 10);
+         XDrawString(e.xany.display, e.xany.window, DefaultGC(d, s), 10, 50, msg, strlen(msg));
+      }
+      if (e.type == KeyPress)
+         break;
+   }
+ 
+   XCloseDisplay(d);
+   return 0;
+}
diff --git a/test/c-tests/simplewin.o b/test/c-tests/simplewin.o
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41e84e6
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diff --git a/test/testwnd.js b/test/testwnd.js
index cb0b09d..aef6076 100644
--- a/test/testwnd.js
+++ b/test/testwnd.js
@@ -9,15 +9,43 @@ xclient.on('connect', function(display) {
     var white = xclient.display.screen[0].white_pixel;
     var black = xclient.display.screen[0].black_pixel;
 
-    var mainwnd = new Window(xclient, 0, 0, width, height, black);
+    var mainwnd = new Window(xclient, 0, 0, width, height, white);
+    //mainwnd.on('mousemove', function(ev) {
+    //    console.log(ev.x, ev.y); 
+    //});
+    var ch = new Window(mainwnd, 10, 10, 50, 70, black);
+            ch.on('mousemove', function(ev) {
+                console.log(ev);
+                //ch.unmap();
+                //setTimeout( function() { ch.map() }, 500);
+            });
+
+    mainwnd.map();
+
+    setInterval( function() {
+        console.log(ch.mapped);
+        if (!ch.mapped)
+        {
+            ch.map();
+            ch.mapped = true;
+        }
+        else {
+            ch.unmap();
+            ch.mapped = false;
+        }
+    }, 500);
+
+    /*    
     for (var x = 0; x < width; x += 20) {
         for (var y = 0; y < width; y += 20) {
             // TODO: wnd.createChild() ?
-            var ch = new Window(xclient, x + 1, y + 1, 18, 18, 0, white);
+            var ch = new Window(mainwnd, x + 1, y + 1, 18, 18, 0, black);
+            //ch.map();
             ch.on('mousemove', function(ev) {
                 ch.unmap();
                 setTimeout( function() { ch.map() }, 500);
             });
         }
     }
+    */
 });
diff --git a/test/wndwrap.js b/test/wndwrap.js
index 04bd867..f0cb058 100644
--- a/test/wndwrap.js
+++ b/test/wndwrap.js
@@ -29,33 +29,33 @@ function Window(parent, x, y, w, h, bg)
     this.h = h;
     this.bg = bg;
     this.id = this.xclient.AllocID();
+
+    var borderWidth = 1;
+    var _class = 1; // InputOutput
+    var visual = 0; // CopyFromParent
     this.xclient.CreateWindow(
-        this.id, this.parent.id, this.x, this.y, this.w, this.h, 1, 1, 0, { backgroundPixel: this.bg, eventMask: 0x00000040 }
+        this.id, this.parent.id, this.x, this.y, this.w, this.h, 
+        borderWidth, _class, visual, 
+        { 
+          backgroundPixel: this.bg, 
+          eventMask: 0x00000040 
+        }
     );
-    this.map();
-    // very ineffitient this way!!!
+    //this.map();
+
     var wnd = this;
-    this.xclient.on('event', function(ev) 
-    {
-         if (ev.type == 6 && ev.wid == wnd.id)
-         {
-             wnd.emit('mousemove', ev);
-         }
-    });
-    /*
-    // TODO: right way to handle events
-    // need to modify xcore to dispatch events to event_consumers
-    // 
     eventType2eventName = {
         6: 'mousemove'
     };
 
-    this.xclient.event_consumers[wnd.id] = function( ev )
-    {      
-        wnd.emit(eventType2eventName, ev); // convert to mousemove? (ev already event-spacific)               
-    };    
-
-    */
+    var ee = new EventEmitter();
+    this.xclient.event_consumers[wnd.id] = ee;
+    // TODO: do we need to have wnd as EventEmitter AND EventEmitter stored in event_consumers ?
+    ee.on('event', function( ev )
+    {   
+        wnd.emit(eventType2eventName[ev.type], ev); // convert to mousemove? (ev is already event-spacific)               
+    });    
+    // TODO: track delete events and remove wmd from consumers list
 }
 util.inherits(Window, EventEmitter);
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Window.prototype.map = function() {
 }
 
 Window.prototype.unmap = function() {
-    this.xclient.UnapWindow(this.id);
+    this.xclient.UnmapWindow(this.id);
 }
 
 module.exports = Window;