diff --git a/basis/x11/clipboard/clipboard.factor b/basis/x11/clipboard/clipboard.factor
index 1612b7ec11..472488ddc2 100644
--- a/basis/x11/clipboard/clipboard.factor
+++ b/basis/x11/clipboard/clipboard.factor
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ TUPLE: x-clipboard atom contents ;
     "org.factorcode.Factor.SELECTION" x-atom ;
 
 : convert-selection ( win selection -- )
-    swap >r >r dpy get r> XA_UTF8_STRING selection-property r>
+    swap [ [ dpy get ] dip XA_UTF8_STRING selection-property ] dip
     CurrentTime XConvertSelection drop ;
 
 : snarf-property ( prop-return -- string )
     dup *void* [ *void* ascii alien>string ] [ drop f ] if ;
 
 : window-property ( win prop delete? -- string )
-    >r dpy get -rot 0 -1 r> AnyPropertyType
+    [ [ dpy get ] 2dip 0 -1 ] dip AnyPropertyType
     0 <Atom> 0 <int> 0 <ulong> 0 <ulong> f <void*>
     [ XGetWindowProperty drop ] keep snarf-property ;
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ TUPLE: x-clipboard atom contents ;
     dpy get swap
     [ XSelectionRequestEvent-requestor ] keep
     [ XSelectionRequestEvent-property ] keep
-    >r "TIMESTAMP" x-atom 32 PropModeReplace r>
+    [ "TIMESTAMP" x-atom 32 PropModeReplace ] dip
     XSelectionRequestEvent-time <int>
     1 XChangeProperty drop ;
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ TUPLE: x-clipboard atom contents ;
     over XSelectionRequestEvent-selection over set-XSelectionEvent-selection
     over XSelectionRequestEvent-target    over set-XSelectionEvent-target
     over XSelectionRequestEvent-time      over set-XSelectionEvent-time
-    >r dpy get swap XSelectionRequestEvent-requestor 0 0 r>
+    [ dpy get swap XSelectionRequestEvent-requestor 0 0 ] dip
     XSendEvent drop
     flush-dpy ;
 
diff --git a/basis/x11/events/events.factor b/basis/x11/events/events.factor
index 0a389c8034..07650a9da7 100644
--- a/basis/x11/events/events.factor
+++ b/basis/x11/events/events.factor
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ GENERIC: selection-request-event ( event window -- )
 GENERIC: client-event ( event window -- )
 
 : next-event ( -- event )
-    dpy get "XEvent" <c-object> dup >r XNextEvent drop r> ;
+    dpy get "XEvent" <c-object> [ XNextEvent drop ] keep ;
 
 : mask-event ( mask -- event )
-    >r dpy get r> "XEvent" <c-object> dup >r XMaskEvent drop r> ;
+    [ dpy get ] dip "XEvent" <c-object> [ XMaskEvent drop ] keep ;
 
-: events-queued ( mode -- n ) >r dpy get r> XEventsQueued ;
+: events-queued ( mode -- n ) [ dpy get ] dip XEventsQueued ;
 
 : wheel? ( event -- ? ) XButtonEvent-button 4 7 between? ;
 
@@ -71,15 +71,15 @@ GENERIC: client-event ( event window -- )
     } case ;
 
 : configured-loc ( event -- dim )
-    dup XConfigureEvent-x swap XConfigureEvent-y 2array ;
+    [ XConfigureEvent-x ] [ XConfigureEvent-y ] bi 2array ;
 
 : configured-dim ( event -- dim )
-    dup XConfigureEvent-width swap XConfigureEvent-height 2array ;
+    [ XConfigureEvent-width ] [ XConfigureEvent-height ] bi 2array ;
 
 : mouse-event-loc ( event -- loc )
-    dup XButtonEvent-x swap XButtonEvent-y 2array ;
+    [ XButtonEvent-x ] [ XButtonEvent-y ] bi 2array ;
 
 : close-box? ( event -- ? )
-    dup XClientMessageEvent-message_type "WM_PROTOCOLS" x-atom =
-    swap XClientMessageEvent-data0 "WM_DELETE_WINDOW" x-atom =
-    and ;
+    [ XClientMessageEvent-message_type "WM_PROTOCOLS" x-atom = ]
+    [ XClientMessageEvent-data0 "WM_DELETE_WINDOW" x-atom = ]
+    bi and ;
diff --git a/basis/x11/windows/windows.factor b/basis/x11/windows/windows.factor
index 3c41a78584..67ece9d1c7 100644
--- a/basis/x11/windows/windows.factor
+++ b/basis/x11/windows/windows.factor
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ IN: x11.windows
     "XSetWindowAttributes" <c-object>
     0 over set-XSetWindowAttributes-background_pixel
     0 over set-XSetWindowAttributes-border_pixel
-    [ >r create-colormap r> set-XSetWindowAttributes-colormap ] keep
+    [ [ create-colormap ] dip set-XSetWindowAttributes-colormap ] keep
     event-mask over set-XSetWindowAttributes-event_mask ;
 
 : set-size-hints ( window -- )
@@ -43,12 +43,13 @@ IN: x11.windows
     { 0 0 } = [ drop ] [ set-size-hints ] if ;
 
 : create-window ( loc dim visinfo -- window )
-    pick >r
-    >r >r >r dpy get root get r> first2 r> { 1 1 } vmax first2 0 r>
-    [ XVisualInfo-depth InputOutput ] keep
-    [ XVisualInfo-visual create-window-mask ] keep
-    window-attributes XCreateWindow
-    dup r> auto-position ;
+    pick [
+        [ [ [ dpy get root get ] dip first2 ] dip { 1 1 } vmax first2 0 ] dip
+        [ XVisualInfo-depth InputOutput ] keep
+        [ XVisualInfo-visual create-window-mask ] keep
+        window-attributes XCreateWindow
+        dup
+    ] dip auto-position ;
 
 : glx-window ( loc dim -- window glx )
     GLX_DOUBLEBUFFER 1array choose-visual