diff --git a/ruamoko/qwaq/qwaq-view.h b/ruamoko/qwaq/qwaq-view.h
index 10e0c93ae..086b9d12d 100644
--- a/ruamoko/qwaq/qwaq-view.h
+++ b/ruamoko/qwaq/qwaq-view.h
@@ -59,12 +59,16 @@ enum {
 -redraw;
 
 - (void) refresh;
-- (void) printf: (string) fmt, ...;
-- (void) vprintf: (string) fmt, @va_list args;
-- (void) addch: (int) ch;
 - (void) mvprintf: (Point) pos, string fmt, ...;
 - (void) mvvprintf: (Point) pos, string fmt, @va_list args;
 - (void) mvaddch: (Point) pos, int ch;
 @end
 
+//These are forwarded (FIXME make a protocol)
+@interface View (TextContext)
+- (void) printf: (string) fmt, ...;
+- (void) vprintf: (string) fmt, @va_list args;
+- (void) addch: (int) ch;
+@end
+
 #endif//__qwaq_view_h
diff --git a/ruamoko/qwaq/qwaq-view.r b/ruamoko/qwaq/qwaq-view.r
index fc0ccf90f..98cdf4429 100644
--- a/ruamoko/qwaq/qwaq-view.r
+++ b/ruamoko/qwaq/qwaq-view.r
@@ -89,14 +89,15 @@ updateScreenCursor (View *view)
 	return ▭
 }
 
-- (void) printf: (string) fmt, ...
+- (void) forward: (SEL) sel : (@va_list) args
 {
-	[textContext vprintf: fmt, @args];
-}
-
-- (void) vprintf: (string) fmt, @va_list args
-{
-	[textContext vprintf: fmt, args];
+	if (!textContext) {
+		return;
+	}
+	if (!__obj_responds_to (textContext, sel)) {
+		[self error: "no implementation for %s", sel_get_name (sel)];
+	}
+	obj_msg_sendv (textContext, sel, args);
 }
 
 - (void) refresh
@@ -104,11 +105,6 @@ updateScreenCursor (View *view)
 	[textContext refresh];
 }
 
-- (void) addch: (int) ch
-{
-	[textContext addch:ch];
-}
-
 - (void) mvprintf: (Point) pos, string fmt, ...
 {
 	pos.x += xpos;