diff --git a/source/core/StarLua.hpp b/source/core/StarLua.hpp
index 41310a3..500923d 100644
--- a/source/core/StarLua.hpp
+++ b/source/core/StarLua.hpp
@@ -526,6 +526,10 @@ public:
   template <typename Return, typename... Args, typename Function>
   LuaFunction createFunctionWithSignature(Function&& func);
 
+  LuaFunction createWrappedFunction(LuaDetail::LuaWrappedFunction function);
+
+  LuaFunction createRawFunction(lua_CFunction func);
+
   LuaThread createThread();
 
   template <typename T>
@@ -639,9 +643,6 @@ private:
 
   int placeHandle();
 
-  LuaFunction createWrappedFunction(LuaDetail::LuaWrappedFunction function);
-  LuaFunction createRawFunction(lua_CFunction func);
-
   void pushLuaValue(lua_State* state, LuaValue const& luaValue);
   LuaValue popLuaValue(lua_State* state);
 
diff --git a/source/core/StarLuaConverters.cpp b/source/core/StarLuaConverters.cpp
index 9cd44e3..e170da5 100644
--- a/source/core/StarLuaConverters.cpp
+++ b/source/core/StarLuaConverters.cpp
@@ -39,4 +39,16 @@ Maybe<Color> LuaConverter<Color>::to(LuaEngine& engine, LuaValue const& v) {
   return {};
 }
 
+LuaValue LuaConverter<LuaCallbacks>::from(LuaEngine& engine, LuaCallbacks const& c) {
+  auto table = engine.createTable(0, c.callbacks().size());
+  for (auto& callback : c.callbacks())
+    table.set(callback.first, engine.createWrappedFunction(callback.second));
+
+  return table;
+}
+
+Maybe<LuaCallbacks> LuaConverter<LuaCallbacks>::to(LuaEngine& engine, LuaValue const& v) {
+  return {};
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/source/core/StarLuaConverters.hpp b/source/core/StarLuaConverters.hpp
index c20442f..eb06e35 100644
--- a/source/core/StarLuaConverters.hpp
+++ b/source/core/StarLuaConverters.hpp
@@ -259,6 +259,12 @@ struct LuaConverter<Color> {
   static Maybe<Color> to(LuaEngine& engine, LuaValue const& v);
 };
 
+template <>
+struct LuaConverter<LuaCallbacks> {
+  static LuaValue from(LuaEngine& engine, LuaCallbacks const& c);
+  static Maybe<LuaCallbacks> to(LuaEngine& engine, LuaValue const& v);
+};
+
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/source/frontend/CMakeLists.txt b/source/frontend/CMakeLists.txt
index 4772aa0..ea6edc6 100644
--- a/source/frontend/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/frontend/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ SET (star_frontend_HEADERS
     StarSongbookInterface.hpp
     StarStatusPane.hpp
     StarTeleportDialog.hpp
-    StarWidgetLuaBindings.hpp
     StarWireInterface.hpp
   )
 
@@ -104,7 +103,6 @@ SET (star_frontend_SOURCES
     StarSongbookInterface.cpp
     StarStatusPane.cpp
     StarTeleportDialog.cpp
-    StarWidgetLuaBindings.cpp
     StarWireInterface.cpp
   )
 
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarBaseScriptPane.cpp b/source/frontend/StarBaseScriptPane.cpp
index a174622..0254e46 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarBaseScriptPane.cpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarBaseScriptPane.cpp
@@ -24,15 +24,17 @@ BaseScriptPane::BaseScriptPane(Json config) : Pane() {
   } else {
     m_config = assets->fetchJson(config);
   }
-  m_reader.registerCallback("close", [this](Widget*) { dismiss(); });
+
+  m_reader = make_shared<GuiReader>();
+  m_reader->registerCallback("close", [this](Widget*) { dismiss(); });
 
   for (auto const& callbackName : jsonToStringList(m_config.get("scriptWidgetCallbacks", JsonArray{}))) {
-    m_reader.registerCallback(callbackName, [this, callbackName](Widget* widget) {
+    m_reader->registerCallback(callbackName, [this, callbackName](Widget* widget) {
       m_script.invoke(callbackName, widget->name(), widget->data());
     });
   }
 
-  m_reader.construct(assets->fetchJson(m_config.get("gui")), this);
+  m_reader->construct(assets->fetchJson(m_config.get("gui")), this);
 
   for (auto pair : m_config.getObject("canvasClickCallbacks", {}))
     m_canvasClickCallbacks.set(findChild<CanvasWidget>(pair.first), pair.second.toString());
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ void BaseScriptPane::displayed() {
   Pane::displayed();
   if (!m_callbacksAdded) {
     m_script.addCallbacks("pane", makePaneCallbacks());
-    m_script.addCallbacks("widget", LuaBindings::makeWidgetCallbacks(this, &m_reader));
+    m_script.addCallbacks("widget", LuaBindings::makeWidgetCallbacks(this, m_reader));
     m_script.addCallbacks("config", LuaBindings::makeConfigCallbacks( [this](String const& name, Json const& def) {
       return m_config.query(name, def);
     }));
@@ -81,10 +83,6 @@ void BaseScriptPane::tick() {
       m_script.invoke(p.second, (int)keyEvent.key, keyEvent.keyDown);
   }
 
-  m_playingSounds.filter([](pair<String, AudioInstancePtr> const& p) {
-      return p.second->finished() == false;
-    });
-
   m_script.update(m_script.updateDt());
 }
 
@@ -106,7 +104,7 @@ PanePtr BaseScriptPane::createTooltip(Vec2I const& screenPosition) {
       return SimpleTooltipBuilder::buildTooltip(result->toString());
     } else {
       PanePtr tooltip = make_shared<Pane>();
-      m_reader.construct(*result, tooltip.get());
+      m_reader->construct(*result, tooltip.get());
       return tooltip;
     }
   } else {
@@ -131,53 +129,8 @@ Maybe<String> BaseScriptPane::cursorOverride(Vec2I const& screenPosition) {
     return {};
 }
 
-LuaCallbacks BaseScriptPane::makePaneCallbacks() {
-  LuaCallbacks callbacks;
-
-  callbacks.registerCallback("dismiss", [this]() { dismiss(); });
-
-  callbacks.registerCallback("playSound",
-    [this](String const& audio, Maybe<int> loops, Maybe<float> volume) {
-      auto assets = Root::singleton().assets();
-      auto config = Root::singleton().configuration();
-      auto audioInstance = make_shared<AudioInstance>(*assets->audio(audio));
-      audioInstance->setVolume(volume.value(1.0));
-      audioInstance->setLoops(loops.value(0));
-      auto& guiContext = GuiContext::singleton();
-      guiContext.playAudio(audioInstance);
-      m_playingSounds.append({audio, move(audioInstance)});
-    });
-
-  callbacks.registerCallback("stopAllSounds", [this](String const& audio) {
-      m_playingSounds.filter([audio](pair<String, AudioInstancePtr> const& p) {
-        if (p.first == audio) {
-          p.second->stop();
-          return false;
-        }
-        return true;
-      });
-    });
-
-  callbacks.registerCallback("setTitle", [this](String const& title, String const& subTitle) {
-      setTitleString(title, subTitle);
-    });
-
-  callbacks.registerCallback("setTitleIcon", [this](String const& image) {
-      if (auto icon = as<ImageWidget>(titleIcon()))
-        icon->setImage(image);
-    });
-
-  callbacks.registerCallback("addWidget", [this](Json const& newWidgetConfig, Maybe<String> const& newWidgetName) {
-      String name = newWidgetName.value(strf("{}", Random::randu64()));
-      WidgetPtr newWidget = m_reader.makeSingle(name, newWidgetConfig);
-      this->addChild(name, newWidget);
-    });
-
-  callbacks.registerCallback("removeWidget", [this](String const& widgetName) {
-      this->removeChild(widgetName);
-    });
-
-  return callbacks;
+GuiReaderPtr BaseScriptPane::reader() {
+  return m_reader;
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarBaseScriptPane.hpp b/source/frontend/StarBaseScriptPane.hpp
index f88cd40..b5aa502 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarBaseScriptPane.hpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarBaseScriptPane.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ STAR_CLASS(BaseScriptPane);
 
 // A more 'raw' script pane that doesn't depend on a world being present.
 // Requires a derived class to provide a Lua root.
+// Should maybe move into windowing?
+
 class BaseScriptPane : public Pane {
 public:
   BaseScriptPane(Json config);
@@ -27,17 +29,16 @@ public:
   PanePtr createTooltip(Vec2I const& screenPosition) override;
   Maybe<String> cursorOverride(Vec2I const& screenPosition) override;
 protected:
-  virtual LuaCallbacks makePaneCallbacks();
+  virtual GuiReaderPtr reader();
   Json m_config;
 
-  GuiReader m_reader;
+  GuiReaderPtr m_reader;
 
   Map<CanvasWidgetPtr, String> m_canvasClickCallbacks;
   Map<CanvasWidgetPtr, String> m_canvasKeyCallbacks;
 
   bool m_callbacksAdded;
   LuaUpdatableComponent<LuaBaseComponent> m_script;
-  List<pair<String, AudioInstancePtr>> m_playingSounds;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarContainerInterface.cpp b/source/frontend/StarContainerInterface.cpp
index 9f80a94..10da82f 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarContainerInterface.cpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarContainerInterface.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ ContainerPane::ContainerPane(WorldClientPtr worldClient, PlayerPtr player, Conta
       m_script.emplace();
       m_script->setScripts(*scripts);
     }
-    m_script->addCallbacks("widget", LuaBindings::makeWidgetCallbacks(this, &m_reader));
+    m_script->addCallbacks("widget", LuaBindings::makeWidgetCallbacks(this));
     m_script->addCallbacks("config", LuaBindings::makeConfigCallbacks( [guiConfig](String const& name, Json const& def) {
         return guiConfig.query(name, def);
       }));
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarInterfaceLuaBindings.cpp b/source/frontend/StarInterfaceLuaBindings.cpp
index a9257aa..65bcd68 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarInterfaceLuaBindings.cpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarInterfaceLuaBindings.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "StarJsonExtra.hpp"
 #include "StarLuaGameConverters.hpp"
 #include "StarMainInterface.hpp"
+#include "StarGuiContext.hpp"
 
 namespace Star {
 
@@ -15,6 +16,17 @@ LuaCallbacks LuaBindings::makeInterfaceCallbacks(MainInterface* mainInterface) {
     return {};
   });
 
+  
+  callbacks.registerCallback("bindRegisteredPane", [mainInterface](String const& registeredPaneName) -> Maybe<LuaCallbacks> {
+    if (auto pane = mainInterface->paneManager()->maybeRegisteredPane(MainInterfacePanesNames.getLeft(registeredPaneName)))
+      return pane->makePaneCallbacks();
+    return {};
+  });
+
+  callbacks.registerCallback("scale", [mainInterface]() -> int {
+    return GuiContext::singleton().interfaceScale();
+  });
+
   return callbacks;
 }
 
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarMainInterfaceTypes.cpp b/source/frontend/StarMainInterfaceTypes.cpp
index 0731574..1d67292 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarMainInterfaceTypes.cpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarMainInterfaceTypes.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,32 @@
 
 namespace Star {
 
+EnumMap<MainInterfacePanes> const MainInterfacePanesNames{
+  {MainInterfacePanes::EscapeDialog, "EscapeDialog"},
+  {MainInterfacePanes::Inventory, "Inventory"},
+  {MainInterfacePanes::Codex, "Codex"},
+  {MainInterfacePanes::Cockpit, "Cockpit"},
+  {MainInterfacePanes::Tech, "Tech"},
+  {MainInterfacePanes::Songbook, "Songbook"},
+  {MainInterfacePanes::Ai, "Ai"},
+  {MainInterfacePanes::Popup, "Popup"},
+  {MainInterfacePanes::Confirmation, "Confirmation"},
+  {MainInterfacePanes::JoinRequest, "JoinRequest"},
+  {MainInterfacePanes::Options, "Options"},
+  {MainInterfacePanes::QuestLog, "QuestLog"},
+  {MainInterfacePanes::ActionBar, "ActionBar"},
+  {MainInterfacePanes::TeamBar, "TeamBar"},
+  {MainInterfacePanes::StatusPane, "StatusPane"},
+  {MainInterfacePanes::Chat, "Chat"},
+  {MainInterfacePanes::WireInterface, "WireInterface"},
+  {MainInterfacePanes::PlanetText, "PlanetText"},
+  {MainInterfacePanes::RadioMessagePopup, "RadioMessagePopup"},
+  {MainInterfacePanes::CraftingPlain, "CraftingPlain"},
+  {MainInterfacePanes::QuestTracker, "QuestTracker"},
+  {MainInterfacePanes::MmUpgrade, "MmUpgrade"},
+  {MainInterfacePanes::Collections, "Collections"}
+};
+
 MainInterfaceConfigPtr MainInterfaceConfig::loadFromAssets() {
   auto& root = Root::singleton();
   auto assets = root.assets();
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarMainInterfaceTypes.hpp b/source/frontend/StarMainInterfaceTypes.hpp
index e09892c..70fdee1 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarMainInterfaceTypes.hpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarMainInterfaceTypes.hpp
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ enum class MainInterfacePanes {
   Collections
 };
 
+extern EnumMap<MainInterfacePanes> const MainInterfacePanesNames;
+
 typedef RegisteredPaneManager<MainInterfacePanes> MainInterfacePaneManager;
 
 struct MainInterfaceConfig {
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarScriptPane.cpp b/source/frontend/StarScriptPane.cpp
index b09211d..3de3c26 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarScriptPane.cpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarScriptPane.cpp
@@ -48,25 +48,10 @@ void ScriptPane::dismissed() {
 }
 
 void ScriptPane::tick() {
-  BaseScriptPane::tick();
-
   if (m_sourceEntityId != NullEntityId && !m_client->worldClient()->playerCanReachEntity(m_sourceEntityId))
     dismiss();
 
-  for (auto p : m_canvasClickCallbacks) {
-    for (auto const& clickEvent : p.first->pullClickEvents())
-      m_script.invoke(p.second, jsonFromVec2I(clickEvent.position), (uint8_t)clickEvent.button, clickEvent.buttonDown);
-  }
-  for (auto p : m_canvasKeyCallbacks) {
-    for (auto const& keyEvent : p.first->pullKeyEvents())
-      m_script.invoke(p.second, (int)keyEvent.key, keyEvent.keyDown);
-  }
-
-  m_playingSounds.filter([](pair<String, AudioInstancePtr> const& p) {
-      return p.second->finished() == false;
-    });
-
-  m_script.update(m_script.updateDt());
+  BaseScriptPane::tick();
 }
 
 PanePtr ScriptPane::createTooltip(Vec2I const& screenPosition) {
@@ -76,7 +61,7 @@ PanePtr ScriptPane::createTooltip(Vec2I const& screenPosition) {
       return SimpleTooltipBuilder::buildTooltip(result->toString());
     } else {
       PanePtr tooltip = make_shared<Pane>();
-      m_reader.construct(*result, tooltip.get());
+      m_reader->construct(*result, tooltip.get());
       return tooltip;
     }
   } else {
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarScriptPane.hpp b/source/frontend/StarScriptPane.hpp
index d994b68..229ebbb 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarScriptPane.hpp
+++ b/source/frontend/StarScriptPane.hpp
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ public:
 
   bool openWithInventory() const;
 
-private:
   LuaCallbacks makePaneCallbacks() override;
-
+private:
   UniverseClientPtr m_client;
   EntityId m_sourceEntityId;
 };
diff --git a/source/windowing/CMakeLists.txt b/source/windowing/CMakeLists.txt
index 18e035d..5db1ce6 100644
--- a/source/windowing/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/windowing/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ SET (star_windowing_HEADERS
         StarTextBoxWidget.hpp
         StarVerticalLayout.hpp
         StarWidget.hpp
+        StarWidgetLuaBindings.hpp
         StarWidgetParsing.hpp
     )
 
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ SET (star_windowing_SOURCES
         StarTextBoxWidget.cpp
         StarVerticalLayout.cpp
         StarWidget.cpp
+        StarWidgetLuaBindings.cpp
         StarWidgetParsing.cpp
     )
 
diff --git a/source/windowing/StarGuiReader.hpp b/source/windowing/StarGuiReader.hpp
index f42a037..e031f62 100644
--- a/source/windowing/StarGuiReader.hpp
+++ b/source/windowing/StarGuiReader.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 namespace Star {
 
 STAR_EXCEPTION(GUIBuilderException, StarException);
+STAR_CLASS(GuiReader);
 
 class GuiReader : public WidgetParser {
 public:
diff --git a/source/windowing/StarListWidget.hpp b/source/windowing/StarListWidget.hpp
index 8f511e3..8bb63db 100644
--- a/source/windowing/StarListWidget.hpp
+++ b/source/windowing/StarListWidget.hpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 namespace Star {
 
-STAR_CLASS(GuiReader);
 STAR_CLASS(ListWidget);
 
 class ListWidget : public Widget {
diff --git a/source/windowing/StarPane.cpp b/source/windowing/StarPane.cpp
index 69cbabf..a2d32ad 100644
--- a/source/windowing/StarPane.cpp
+++ b/source/windowing/StarPane.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 #include "StarRoot.hpp"
 #include "StarJsonExtra.hpp"
 #include "StarAssets.hpp"
+#include "StarWidgetLuaBindings.hpp"
+#include "StarLuaConverters.hpp"
+#include "StarImageWidget.hpp"
+#include "StarGuiReader.hpp"
 
 namespace Star {
 
@@ -187,35 +191,6 @@ Pane* Pane::window() {
   return this;
 }
 
-void Pane::renderImpl() {
-  if (m_bgFooter != "")
-    m_context->drawInterfaceQuad(m_bgFooter, Vec2F(position()));
-
-  if (m_bgBody != "")
-    m_context->drawInterfaceQuad(m_bgBody, Vec2F(position()) + Vec2F(0, m_footerSize[1]));
-
-  if (m_bgHeader != "") {
-    auto headerPos = Vec2F(position()) + Vec2F(0, m_footerSize[1] + m_bodySize[1]);
-    m_context->drawInterfaceQuad(m_bgHeader, headerPos);
-
-    if (m_icon) {
-      m_icon->setPosition(Vec2I(0, m_footerSize[1] + m_bodySize[1]) + m_iconOffset);
-      m_icon->render(m_drawingArea);
-      m_context->resetInterfaceScissorRect();
-    }
-
-    m_context->setFont(m_font);
-    m_context->setFontSize(m_fontSize);
-    m_context->setFontColor(m_titleColor.toRgba());
-    m_context->setFontMode(FontMode::Shadow);
-    m_context->renderInterfaceText(m_title, {headerPos + Vec2F(m_titleOffset)});
-    m_context->setFontColor(m_subTitleColor.toRgba());
-    m_context->renderInterfaceText(m_subTitle, {headerPos + Vec2F(m_subTitleOffset)});
-    m_context->setFontMode(FontMode::Normal);
-    m_context->setDefaultFont();
-  }
-}
-
 void Pane::update() {
   if (m_visible) {
     for (auto const& widget : m_members) {
@@ -228,7 +203,11 @@ void Pane::update() {
   }
 }
 
-void Pane::tick() {}
+void Pane::tick() {
+  m_playingSounds.filter([](pair<String, AudioInstancePtr> const& p) {
+    return p.second->finished() == false;
+  });
+}
 
 bool Pane::dragActive() const {
   return m_dragActive;
@@ -369,4 +348,96 @@ Maybe<String> Pane::cursorOverride(Vec2I const&) {
   return {};
 }
 
+LuaCallbacks Pane::makePaneCallbacks() {
+  LuaCallbacks callbacks;
+
+  callbacks.registerCallback("toWidget", [this]() -> LuaCallbacks {
+    return LuaBindings::makeWidgetCallbacks(this, reader());
+  });
+
+  callbacks.registerCallback("dismiss", [this]() { dismiss(); });
+
+  callbacks.registerCallback("playSound",
+    [this](String const& audio, Maybe<int> loops, Maybe<float> volume) {
+      auto assets = Root::singleton().assets();
+      auto config = Root::singleton().configuration();
+      auto audioInstance = make_shared<AudioInstance>(*assets->audio(audio));
+      audioInstance->setVolume(volume.value(1.0));
+      audioInstance->setLoops(loops.value(0));
+      auto& guiContext = GuiContext::singleton();
+      guiContext.playAudio(audioInstance);
+      m_playingSounds.append({audio, move(audioInstance)});
+    });
+
+  callbacks.registerCallback("stopAllSounds", [this](Maybe<String> const& audio) {
+      m_playingSounds.filter([audio](pair<String, AudioInstancePtr> const& p) {
+        if (!audio || p.first == *audio) {
+          p.second->stop();
+          return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+      });
+    });
+
+  callbacks.registerCallback("setTitle", [this](String const& title, String const& subTitle) {
+      setTitleString(title, subTitle);
+    });
+
+  callbacks.registerCallback("setTitleIcon", [this](String const& image) {
+      if (auto icon = as<ImageWidget>(titleIcon()))
+        icon->setImage(image);
+    });
+
+  callbacks.registerCallback("getPosition", [this]() -> Vec2I          { return relativePosition(); });
+  callbacks.registerCallback("setPosition", [this](Vec2I const& position) { setPosition(position);  });
+  callbacks.registerCallback("getSize", [this]() -> Vec2I         {  return size();  });
+  callbacks.registerCallback("setSize", [this](Vec2I const& size) { setSize(size);   });
+
+  callbacks.registerCallback("addWidget", [this](Json const& newWidgetConfig, Maybe<String> const& newWidgetName) -> LuaCallbacks {
+      String name = newWidgetName.value(toString(Random::randu64()));
+      WidgetPtr newWidget = reader()->makeSingle(name, newWidgetConfig);
+      this->addChild(name, newWidget);
+      return LuaBindings::makeWidgetCallbacks(newWidget.get(), reader());
+    });
+
+  callbacks.registerCallback("removeWidget", [this](String const& widgetName) -> bool {
+      return this->removeChild(widgetName);
+    });
+
+  return callbacks;
+}
+
+GuiReaderPtr Pane::reader() {
+  return make_shared<GuiReader>();
+}
+
+void Pane::renderImpl() {
+  if (m_bgFooter != "")
+    m_context->drawInterfaceQuad(m_bgFooter, Vec2F(position()));
+
+  if (m_bgBody != "")
+    m_context->drawInterfaceQuad(m_bgBody, Vec2F(position()) + Vec2F(0, m_footerSize[1]));
+
+  if (m_bgHeader != "") {
+    auto headerPos = Vec2F(position()) + Vec2F(0, m_footerSize[1] + m_bodySize[1]);
+    m_context->drawInterfaceQuad(m_bgHeader, headerPos);
+
+    if (m_icon) {
+      m_icon->setPosition(Vec2I(0, m_footerSize[1] + m_bodySize[1]) + m_iconOffset);
+      m_icon->render(m_drawingArea);
+      m_context->resetInterfaceScissorRect();
+    }
+
+    m_context->setFont(m_font);
+    m_context->setFontSize(m_fontSize);
+    m_context->setFontColor(m_titleColor.toRgba());
+    m_context->setFontMode(FontMode::Shadow);
+    m_context->renderInterfaceText(m_title, {headerPos + Vec2F(m_titleOffset)});
+    m_context->setFontColor(m_subTitleColor.toRgba());
+    m_context->renderInterfaceText(m_subTitle, {headerPos + Vec2F(m_subTitleOffset)});
+    m_context->setFontMode(FontMode::Normal);
+    m_context->setDefaultFont();
+  }
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/source/windowing/StarPane.hpp b/source/windowing/StarPane.hpp
index ce78337..7a466b4 100644
--- a/source/windowing/StarPane.hpp
+++ b/source/windowing/StarPane.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 namespace Star {
 
 STAR_CLASS(Pane);
+STAR_CLASS(LuaCallbacks);
+STAR_CLASS(AudioInstance);
+STAR_CLASS(GuiReader);
 
 enum class PaneAnchor {
   None,
@@ -89,7 +92,9 @@ public:
   virtual PanePtr createTooltip(Vec2I const& screenPosition);
   virtual Maybe<String> cursorOverride(Vec2I const& screenPosition);
 
+  virtual LuaCallbacks makePaneCallbacks();
 protected:
+  virtual GuiReaderPtr reader();
   virtual void renderImpl();
 
   String m_bgHeader;
@@ -124,6 +129,8 @@ protected:
   PaneAnchor m_anchor;
   Vec2I m_anchorOffset;
   bool m_hasDisplayed;
+
+  List<pair<String, AudioInstancePtr>> m_playingSounds;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/source/windowing/StarRegisteredPaneManager.hpp b/source/windowing/StarRegisteredPaneManager.hpp
index 4038525..ebb158d 100644
--- a/source/windowing/StarRegisteredPaneManager.hpp
+++ b/source/windowing/StarRegisteredPaneManager.hpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ public:
 
   template <typename T = Pane>
   shared_ptr<T> registeredPane(KeyT const& paneId) const;
+  template <typename T = Pane>
+  shared_ptr<T> maybeRegisteredPane(KeyT const& paneId) const;
 
   // Displays a registred pane if it is not already displayed.  Returns true
   // if it is newly displayed.
@@ -53,6 +55,14 @@ shared_ptr<T> RegisteredPaneManager<KeyT>::registeredPane(KeyT const& paneId) co
   throw GuiException(strf("No pane named '{}' found in RegisteredPaneManager", outputAny(paneId)));
 }
 
+template <typename KeyT>
+template <typename T>
+shared_ptr<T> RegisteredPaneManager<KeyT>::maybeRegisteredPane(KeyT const& paneId) const {
+  if (auto v = m_registeredPanes.ptr(paneId))
+    return convert<T>(v->pane);
+  return {};
+}
+
 template <typename KeyT>
 void RegisteredPaneManager<KeyT>::registerPane(
     KeyT paneId, PaneLayer paneLayer, PanePtr pane, DismissCallback onDismiss) {
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarWidgetLuaBindings.cpp b/source/windowing/StarWidgetLuaBindings.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from source/frontend/StarWidgetLuaBindings.cpp
rename to source/windowing/StarWidgetLuaBindings.cpp
index fb84ff8..62d2be6 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarWidgetLuaBindings.cpp
+++ b/source/windowing/StarWidgetLuaBindings.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,10 @@ LuaMethods<CanvasWidgetPtr> LuaUserDataMethods<CanvasWidgetPtr>::make() {
   return methods;
 }
 
-LuaCallbacks LuaBindings::makeWidgetCallbacks(Widget* parentWidget, GuiReader* reader) {
+LuaCallbacks LuaBindings::makeWidgetCallbacks(Widget* parentWidget, GuiReaderPtr reader) {
+  if (!reader)
+    reader = make_shared<GuiReader>();
+  
   LuaCallbacks callbacks;
 
   // a bit miscellaneous, but put this here since widgets have access to gui context
diff --git a/source/frontend/StarWidgetLuaBindings.hpp b/source/windowing/StarWidgetLuaBindings.hpp
similarity index 96%
rename from source/frontend/StarWidgetLuaBindings.hpp
rename to source/windowing/StarWidgetLuaBindings.hpp
index 48d6ab2..d133760 100644
--- a/source/frontend/StarWidgetLuaBindings.hpp
+++ b/source/windowing/StarWidgetLuaBindings.hpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ struct LuaUserDataMethods<CanvasWidgetPtr> {
 };
 
 namespace LuaBindings {
-  LuaCallbacks makeWidgetCallbacks(Widget* parentWidget, GuiReader* reader);
+  LuaCallbacks makeWidgetCallbacks(Widget* parentWidget, GuiReaderPtr reader = {});
 }
 
 }