diff --git a/core/inspector/inspector.factor b/core/inspector/inspector.factor
index 0f925d1ea1..7d7af5d4fd 100755
--- a/core/inspector/inspector.factor
+++ b/core/inspector/inspector.factor
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ SYMBOL: +editable+
 : write-value ( mirror key -- )
     <value-ref> write-slot-editor ;
 
-: describe-row ( obj key n -- )
+: describe-row ( mirror key n -- )
     [
         +number-rows+ get [ pprint-cell ] [ drop ] if
-        2dup write-key write-value
+        [ write-key ] [ write-value ] 2bi
     ] with-row ;
 
 : summary. ( obj -- ) [ summary ] keep write-object nl ;
@@ -48,21 +48,19 @@ SYMBOL: +editable+
         sort-keys values
     ] [ keys ] if ;
 
-: describe* ( obj flags -- )
-    clone [
-        dup summary.
-        make-mirror dup sorted-keys dup empty? [
-            2drop
-        ] [
-            dup enum? [ +sequence+ on ] when
-            standard-table-style [
-                dup length
-                rot [ -rot describe-row ] curry 2each
-            ] tabular-output
-        ] if
-    ] bind ;
+: describe* ( obj mirror keys -- )
+    rot summary.
+    dup empty? [
+        2drop
+    ] [
+        dup enum? [ +sequence+ on ] when
+        standard-table-style [
+            swap [ -rot describe-row ] curry each-index
+        ] tabular-output
+    ] if ;
 
-: describe ( obj -- ) H{ } describe* ;
+: describe ( obj -- )
+    dup make-mirror dup sorted-keys describe* ;
 
 M: tuple error. describe ;
 
@@ -78,19 +76,21 @@ M: tuple error. describe ;
 
 SYMBOL: inspector-hook
 
-[ H{ { +number-rows+ t } } describe* ] inspector-hook set-global
+[ t +number-rows+ [ describe* ] with-variable ] inspector-hook set-global
 
 SYMBOL: inspector-stack
 
 SYMBOL: me
 
 : reinspect ( obj -- )
-    dup me set
-    dup make-mirror dup mirror set keys \ keys set
-    inspector-hook get call ;
+    [ me set ]
+    [
+        dup make-mirror dup mirror set dup sorted-keys dup \ keys set
+        inspector-hook get call
+    ] bi ;
 
 : (inspect) ( obj -- )
-    dup inspector-stack get push reinspect ;
+    [ inspector-stack get push ] [ reinspect ] bi ;
 
 : key@ ( n -- key ) \ keys get nth ;
 
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ SYMBOL: me
     "&add ( value key -- ) add new slot" print
     "&delete ( n -- ) remove a slot" print
     "&rename ( key n -- ) change a slot's key" print
+    "&globals ( -- ) inspect global namespace" print
     "&help -- display this message" print
     nl ;
 
@@ -133,3 +134,5 @@ SYMBOL: me
 
 : inspect ( obj -- )
     inspector-stack get [ (inspect) ] [ inspector ] if ;
+
+: &globals ( -- ) global inspect ;
diff --git a/extra/ui/tools/inspector/inspector.factor b/extra/ui/tools/inspector/inspector.factor
index 4aaf31881e..1d17de7237 100644
--- a/extra/ui/tools/inspector/inspector.factor
+++ b/extra/ui/tools/inspector/inspector.factor
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-! Copyright (C) 2006, 2007 Slava Pestov.
+! Copyright (C) 2006, 2008 Slava Pestov.
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
-USING: ui.tools.workspace inspector kernel ui.commands
+USING: accessors ui.tools.workspace inspector kernel ui.commands
 ui.gadgets ui.gadgets.panes ui.gadgets.scrollers
 ui.gadgets.slots ui.gadgets.tracks ui.gestures
 ui.gadgets.buttons namespaces ;
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@ IN: ui.tools.inspector
 TUPLE: inspector-gadget < track object pane ;
 
 : refresh ( inspector -- )
-    dup inspector-gadget-object swap inspector-gadget-pane [
-        H{ { +editable+ t } { +number-rows+ t } } describe*
+    [ object>> ] [ pane>> ] bi [
+        +editable+ on
+        +number-rows+ on
+        describe
     ] with-pane ;
 
 : <inspector-gadget> ( -- gadget )
@@ -20,16 +22,14 @@ TUPLE: inspector-gadget < track object pane ;
         <pane> g-> set-inspector-gadget-pane <scroller> 1 track,
     ] make-gadget ;
 
-: inspect-object ( obj inspector -- )
-    [ set-inspector-gadget-object ] keep refresh ;
+: inspect-object ( obj mirror keys inspector -- )
+    2nip swap >>object refresh ;
 
 \ &push H{ { +nullary+ t } { +listener+ t } } define-command
 
 \ &back H{ { +nullary+ t } { +listener+ t } } define-command
 
-: globals ( -- ) global inspect ;
-
-\ globals H{ { +nullary+ t } { +listener+ t } } define-command
+\ &globals H{ { +nullary+ t } { +listener+ t } } define-command
 
 : inspector-help ( -- ) "ui-inspector" help-window ;
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ inspector-gadget "toolbar" f {
     { T{ update-object } refresh }
     { f &push }
     { f &back }
-    { f globals }
+    { f &globals }
     { T{ key-down f f "F1" } inspector-help }
 } define-command-map