diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 env:
  - GHCVER=7.6.3
- - GHCVER=7.8.2 # see note about Alex/Happy
+ - GHCVER=7.8.3 # see note about Alex/Happy
 
 before_install:
  - travis_retry sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:hvr/ghc
diff --git a/Plot-ho-matic.cabal b/Plot-ho-matic.cabal
--- a/Plot-ho-matic.cabal
+++ b/Plot-ho-matic.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                Plot-ho-matic
-version:             0.4.0.2
+version:             0.4.0.3
 synopsis:            Real-time line plotter for protobuf-like data
 license:             BSD3
 license-file:        LICENSE
@@ -33,11 +33,12 @@
                      , data-default-class
                      , stm
                      , glib
-                     , gtk
+                     , gtk >= 0.13
                      , time
                      , Chart >= 1.1
-                     , Chart-gtk >= 1.1
+                     , Chart-cairo >= 1.1
                      , linear
+                     , text
 
   ghc-options:      -O2 -Wall
   ghc-prof-options: -O2 -Wall -prof -fprof-auto -fprof-cafs -rtsopts
@@ -60,3 +61,4 @@
                        , containers
 
   ghc-options:         -threaded -O2
+  ghc-prof-options:    -threaded -O2 -Wall -prof -fprof-auto -fprof-cafs -rtsopts
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,4 +3,8 @@
 
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/ghorn/Plot-ho-matic.png?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/ghorn/Plot-ho-matic)
 
-todo: a readme, for one
+See the example in the examples folder for usage.
+
+"user error: out of memory"
+If you get this ^ error on OSX your cairo/pango/gtk may be linked to an XQuartz library.
+ Add --extra-lib-dirs=/usr/local/lib (or wherever the correct libraries are) to your .cabal/config
diff --git a/src/GraphWidget.hs b/src/GraphWidget.hs
--- a/src/GraphWidget.hs
+++ b/src/GraphWidget.hs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {-# OPTIONS_GHC -Wall #-}
 {-# Language ScopedTypeVariables #-}
+{-# Language PackageImports #-}
 
 -- | This module manages the widget which lets the user click signals and stuff
 
@@ -12,10 +13,11 @@
 import Control.Monad ( when, unless )
 import qualified Data.Sequence as S
 import qualified Data.Tree as Tree
-import Graphics.UI.Gtk ( AttrOp( (:=) ) )
-import qualified Graphics.UI.Gtk as Gtk
+import "gtk" Graphics.UI.Gtk ( AttrOp( (:=) ) )
+import qualified "gtk" Graphics.UI.Gtk as Gtk
 import Data.Time ( NominalDiffTime )
 import System.Glib.Signals ( on )
+import qualified Data.Text as T
 
 import PlotChart ( GraphInfo(..), AxisScaling(..), XAxisType(..), newChartCanvas )
 import PlotTypes ( SignalTree, ListViewInfo(..), Getter )
@@ -236,9 +238,9 @@
   -- linear or log scaling on the x and y axis?
   xScalingSelector <- Gtk.comboBoxNewText
   yScalingSelector <- Gtk.comboBoxNewText
-  mapM_ (Gtk.comboBoxAppendText xScalingSelector)
+  mapM_ (Gtk.comboBoxAppendText xScalingSelector . T.pack)
     ["linear (auto)","linear (manual)","logarithmic (auto)"]
-  mapM_ (Gtk.comboBoxAppendText yScalingSelector)
+  mapM_ (Gtk.comboBoxAppendText yScalingSelector . T.pack)
     ["linear (auto)","linear (manual)","logarithmic (auto)"]
   Gtk.comboBoxSetActive xScalingSelector 0
   Gtk.comboBoxSetActive yScalingSelector 0
@@ -293,7 +295,7 @@
 
   -- x axis type
   xAxisTypeSelector <- Gtk.comboBoxNewText
-  mapM_ (Gtk.comboBoxAppendText xAxisTypeSelector)
+  mapM_ (Gtk.comboBoxAppendText xAxisTypeSelector . T.pack)
     ["shifted counter","counter","shifted time","time"]
   Gtk.comboBoxSetActive xAxisTypeSelector 0
   xAxisTypeSelectorBox <- labeledWidget "x axis:" xAxisTypeSelector
diff --git a/src/PlotChart.hs b/src/PlotChart.hs
--- a/src/PlotChart.hs
+++ b/src/PlotChart.hs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {-# OPTIONS_GHC -Wall #-}
+{-# Language PackageImports #-}
 
 -- | One signals are selected and whatnot, this module just dumbly plots whatever
 -- is in the GraphInfo data
@@ -18,9 +19,9 @@
 import Data.Default.Class ( def )
 --import qualified Data.Foldable as F
 --import qualified Data.Sequence as S
-import qualified Graphics.UI.Gtk as Gtk
+import qualified "gtk" Graphics.UI.Gtk as Gtk
 import qualified Graphics.Rendering.Chart as Chart
-import qualified Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Gtk as ChartGtk
+import Graphics.Rendering.Chart.Backend.Cairo ( runBackend, defaultEnv )
 
 import PlotTypes ( Getter )
 
@@ -85,7 +86,19 @@
 
   let myGraph = displayChart xAxisType
                 (giXScaling gi, giYScaling gi) (giXRange gi, giYRange gi) nameWithPoints
-  ChartGtk.updateCanvas myGraph canvas
+  chartGtkUpdateCanvas myGraph canvas
+
+chartGtkUpdateCanvas :: Chart.Renderable a -> Gtk.DrawingArea  -> IO Bool
+chartGtkUpdateCanvas chart canvas = do
+    win <- Gtk.widgetGetDrawWindow canvas
+    (width, height) <- Gtk.widgetGetSize canvas
+    regio <- Gtk.regionRectangle $ Gtk.Rectangle 0 0 width height
+    let sz = (fromIntegral width,fromIntegral height)
+    Gtk.drawWindowBeginPaintRegion win regio
+    _ <- Gtk.renderWithDrawable win $ runBackend (defaultEnv Chart.bitmapAlignmentFns) (Chart.render chart sz) 
+    Gtk.drawWindowEndPaint win
+    return True
+
 
 displayChart :: (Chart.PlotValue a, Show a, RealFloat a) =>
                 XAxisType ->
diff --git a/src/PlotHo.hs b/src/PlotHo.hs
--- a/src/PlotHo.hs
+++ b/src/PlotHo.hs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {-# OPTIONS_GHC -Wall #-}
 {-# Language ScopedTypeVariables #-}
 {-# Language DeriveFunctor #-}
+{-# Language PackageImports #-}
 
 module PlotHo
        ( Lookup(..)
@@ -17,8 +18,8 @@
 import qualified Control.Concurrent as CC
 import qualified Control.Concurrent.STM as STM
 import Data.Time ( getCurrentTime, diffUTCTime )
-import Graphics.UI.Gtk ( AttrOp( (:=) ) )
-import qualified Graphics.UI.Gtk as Gtk
+import "gtk" Graphics.UI.Gtk ( AttrOp( (:=) ) )
+import qualified "gtk" Graphics.UI.Gtk as Gtk
 import System.Glib.Signals ( on )
 --import System.IO ( withFile, IOMode ( WriteMode ) )
 --import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as BSL
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@
   chanWidgets <- mapM (\x -> x graphWindowsToBeKilled) windows
 
   -- ghc stats
-  statsLabel <- Gtk.labelNew Nothing
+  statsLabel <- Gtk.labelNew (Nothing :: Maybe String)
   let statsWorker = do
         CC.threadDelay 500000
         msg <- if statsEnabled