diff --git a/gui/meta/meta.tal b/gui/meta/meta.tal
index 5511e6b..43f1d22 100644
--- a/gui/meta/meta.tal
+++ b/gui/meta/meta.tal
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 	#a70f .System/b DEO2
 	#0150 .Screen/width DEO2
 	#0050 .Screen/height DEO2
-	.Console/type DEI #03 AND ?{ ;dict/usage <perr>/ }
+	[ LIT2 03 -Console/type ] DEI AND ?{ ;dict/usage <perr>/ }
 	;await-src .Console/vector DEO2
 	BRK
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 	( | clear )
 	#0000 DUP2 .Screen/x DEO2
 	.Screen/y DEO2
-	#80 .Screen/pixel DEO
+	[ LIT2 80 -Screen/pixel ] DEO
 	( | draw )
 	#004c .Screen/x DEO2
 	#0012 .Screen/y DEO2
@@ -136,12 +136,7 @@
 	&b $1
 
 @scap ( str* -- end* )
-	&w ( -- )
-		INC2 & LDAk ?&w
-	JMP2r
-
-@sput ( chr str* -- )
-	scap/ STA
+	INC2 & LDAk ?scap
 	JMP2r
 
 @<sclr> ( str* -- )
@@ -153,7 +148,8 @@
 
 @skey ( key buf -- proc )
 	OVR #21 LTH ?&eval
-	#00 SWP sput #00 JMP2r
+	#00 SWP scap/ STA
+	#00 JMP2r
 	&eval POP2 #01 JMP2r
 
 @<phex> ( short* -- )