diff --git a/core/bit-arrays/bit-arrays-docs.factor b/core/bit-arrays/bit-arrays-docs.factor
index f804ed21f4..6f3afe0867 100644
--- a/core/bit-arrays/bit-arrays-docs.factor
+++ b/core/bit-arrays/bit-arrays-docs.factor
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 USING: arrays help.markup help.syntax kernel
-kernel.private prettyprint strings vectors sbufs ;
+kernel.private math prettyprint strings vectors sbufs ;
 IN: bit-arrays
 
 ARTICLE: "bit-arrays" "Bit arrays"
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ $nl
 { $subsection <bit-array> }
 "Efficiently setting and clearing all bits in a bit array:"
 { $subsection set-bits }
-{ $subsection clear-bits } ;
+{ $subsection clear-bits }
+"Converting between unsigned integers and their binary representation:"
+{ $subsection integer>bit-array }
+{ $subsection bit-array>integer } ;
 
 ABOUT: "bit-arrays"
 
@@ -47,3 +50,13 @@ HELP: set-bits
     { $code "[ drop t ] change-each" }
 }
 { $side-effects "bit-array" } ;
+
+HELP: integer>bit-array
+{ $values { "integer" integer } { "bit-array" bit-array } }
+{ $description "Outputs a freshly-allocated bit array whose elements correspond to the bits in the binary representation of the given unsigned integer value." }
+{ $notes "The bits of the integer are stored in the resulting bit array in order of ascending significance, least significant bit first. This word will fail if passed a negative integer. If you want the two's-complement binary representation of a negative number, use " { $link bitnot } " to get the complement of the number first. This word works with fixnums or bignums of any size; it is not limited by fixnum size or machine word size." } ;
+
+HELP: bit-array>integer
+{ $values { "bit-array" bit-array } { "integer" integer } }
+{ $description "Outputs the unsigned integer whose binary representation corresponds to the contents of the given bit array." }
+{ $notes "The bits of the integer are taken from the bit array in order of ascending significance, least significant bit first. This word is able to return fixnums or bignums of any size; it is not limited by fixnum size or machine word size." } ;
diff --git a/core/bit-arrays/bit-arrays-tests.factor b/core/bit-arrays/bit-arrays-tests.factor
index e28c16c3c2..03961c2db6 100755
--- a/core/bit-arrays/bit-arrays-tests.factor
+++ b/core/bit-arrays/bit-arrays-tests.factor
@@ -52,3 +52,23 @@ IN: bit-arrays.tests
 [ ?{ t t } ] [ 2 ?{ t t f t f t f t t t f t } resize-bit-array ] unit-test
 
 [ -10 ?{ } resize-bit-array ] must-fail
+
+[ -1 integer>bit-array ] must-fail
+[ ?{ f t } ] [ 2 integer>bit-array ] unit-test
+[ ?{ t t t t t t t t t } ] [ 511 integer>bit-array ] unit-test
+[ ?{ 
+    t t t t t t t t   t t t t t t t t   t t t t t t t t  t t t t t t t t
+    t t t t t t t t   t t t t t t t t   t t t t t t t t  t t t t t t t t
+    t t t t t t t t   t t t t t t t t   t t t t t t t t  t t t t t t t t
+    t t t t t t t t   t t t t t t t t   t t t t t t t t  t t t t t t t t
+} ] [
+    HEX: ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff integer>bit-array
+] unit-test
+
+[ 14 ] [ ?{ f t t t } bit-array>integer ] unit-test
+[ HEX: ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff ] [ ?{
+    t t t t t t t t   t t t t t t t t   t t t t t t t t  t t t t t t t t
+    t t t t t t t t   t t t t t t t t   t t t t t t t t  t t t t t t t t
+    t t t t t t t t   t t t t t t t t   t t t t t t t t  t t t t t t t t
+    t t t t t t t t   t t t t t t t t   t t t t t t t t  t t t t t t t t
+} bit-array>integer ] unit-test
diff --git a/core/bit-arrays/bit-arrays.factor b/core/bit-arrays/bit-arrays.factor
index ffb9f5d195..4446bb5556 100755
--- a/core/bit-arrays/bit-arrays.factor
+++ b/core/bit-arrays/bit-arrays.factor
@@ -51,4 +51,17 @@ M: bit-array equal?
 M: bit-array resize
     resize-bit-array ;
 
+: integer>bit-array ( int -- bit-array ) 
+    [ log2 1+ <bit-array> 0 ] keep
+    [ dup zero? not ] [
+        [ -8 shift ] [ 255 bitand ] bi
+        -roll [ [ set-alien-unsigned-1 ] 2keep 1+ ] dip
+    ] [ ] while
+    2drop ;
+
+: bit-array>integer ( bit-array -- int )
+    dup >r length 7 + n>byte 0 r> [
+        swap alien-unsigned-1 swap 8 shift bitor
+    ] curry reduce ;
+
 INSTANCE: bit-array sequence
diff --git a/extra/cocoa/application/application.factor b/extra/cocoa/application/application.factor
index 90159c1656..e237302744 100755
--- a/extra/cocoa/application/application.factor
+++ b/extra/cocoa/application/application.factor
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ! Copyright (C) 2006, 2007 Slava Pestov
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
-USING: alien io kernel namespaces core-foundation
+USING: alien alien.syntax io kernel namespaces core-foundation
 core-foundation.run-loop cocoa.messages cocoa cocoa.classes
 cocoa.runtime sequences threads debugger init inspector
 kernel.private ;
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ IN: cocoa.application
 
 : NSApp ( -- app ) NSApplication -> sharedApplication ;
 
+FUNCTION: void NSBeep ( ) ;
+
 : with-cocoa ( quot -- )
     [ NSApp drop call ] with-autorelease-pool ;
 
diff --git a/extra/ui/backend/backend.factor b/extra/ui/backend/backend.factor
index 7ca09b89b4..68d280fc50 100755
--- a/extra/ui/backend/backend.factor
+++ b/extra/ui/backend/backend.factor
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ! Copyright (C) 2006, 2007 Slava Pestov.
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
-USING: kernel namespaces opengl opengl.gl ;
+USING: io kernel namespaces opengl opengl.gl ;
 IN: ui.backend
 
 SYMBOL: ui-backend
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ HOOK: select-gl-context ui-backend ( handle -- )
 
 HOOK: flush-gl-context ui-backend ( handle -- )
 
+HOOK: beep ui-backend ( -- )
+
 : with-gl-context ( handle quot -- )
     swap [ select-gl-context call ] keep
     glFlush flush-gl-context gl-error ; inline
diff --git a/extra/ui/cocoa/cocoa.factor b/extra/ui/cocoa/cocoa.factor
index d1b7f22b41..0db38e5eca 100755
--- a/extra/ui/cocoa/cocoa.factor
+++ b/extra/ui/cocoa/cocoa.factor
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ M: cocoa-ui-backend select-gl-context ( handle -- )
 M: cocoa-ui-backend flush-gl-context ( handle -- )
     handle-view -> openGLContext -> flushBuffer ;
 
+M: cocoa-ui-backend beep ( -- )
+    NSBeep ;
+
 SYMBOL: cocoa-init-hook
 
 M: cocoa-ui-backend ui
diff --git a/extra/ui/windows/windows.factor b/extra/ui/windows/windows.factor
index 5e17d02542..6b2abcbd76 100755
--- a/extra/ui/windows/windows.factor
+++ b/extra/ui/windows/windows.factor
@@ -503,6 +503,9 @@ M: windows-ui-backend ui
         ] [ cleanup-win32-ui ] [ ] cleanup
     ] ui-running ;
 
+M: windows-ui-backend beep ( -- )
+    0 MessageBeep drop ;
+
 windows-ui-backend ui-backend set-global
 
 [ "ui" ] main-vocab-hook set-global
diff --git a/extra/ui/x11/x11.factor b/extra/ui/x11/x11.factor
index 50d383e6b8..1ba0c96a4d 100755
--- a/extra/ui/x11/x11.factor
+++ b/extra/ui/x11/x11.factor
@@ -257,6 +257,9 @@ M: x11-ui-backend ui ( -- )
         ] with-x
     ] ui-running ;
 
+M: x11-ui-backend beep ( -- )
+    dpy 100 XBell drop ;
+
 x11-ui-backend ui-backend set-global
 
 [ "DISPLAY" system:os-env "ui" "listener" ? ]
diff --git a/framebuffers-docs.factor b/framebuffers-docs.factor
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5507dcce1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framebuffers-docs.factor
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+USING: help.markup help.syntax io kernel math quotations
+opengl.gl multiline assocs ;
+IN: opengl.framebuffers
+
+HELP: gen-framebuffer
+{ $values { "id" integer } }
+{ $description "Wrapper for " { $link glGenFramebuffersEXT } " to handle the common case of generating a single framebuffer ID." } ;
+
+HELP: gen-renderbuffer
+{ $values { "id" integer } }
+{ $description "Wrapper for " { $link glGenRenderbuffersEXT } " to handle the common case of generating a single render buffer ID." } ;
+
+HELP: delete-framebuffer
+{ $values { "id" integer } }
+{ $description "Wrapper for " { $link glDeleteFramebuffersEXT } " to handle the common case of deleting a single framebuffer ID." } ;
+
+HELP: delete-renderbuffer
+{ $values { "id" integer } }
+{ $description "Wrapper for " { $link glDeleteRenderbuffersEXT } " to handle the common case of deleting a single render buffer ID." } ;
+
+{ gen-framebuffer delete-framebuffer } related-words
+{ gen-renderbuffer delete-renderbuffer } related-words
+
+HELP: framebuffer-incomplete?
+{ $values { "status/f" "The framebuffer error code, or " { $snippet "f" } " if the framebuffer is render-complete." } }
+{ $description "Checks the framebuffer currently bound by " { $link glBindFramebufferEXT } " or " { $link with-framebuffer } " to see if it is incomplete, i.e., it is not ready to be rendered to." } ;
+
+HELP: check-framebuffer
+{ $description "Checks the framebuffer currently bound by " { $link glBindFramebufferEXT } " or " { $link with-framebuffer } " with " { $link framebuffer-incomplete? } ", and throws a descriptive error if the framebuffer is incomplete." } ;
+
+HELP: with-framebuffer
+{ $values { "id" "The id of a framebuffer object." } { "quot" "a quotation" } }
+{ $description "Binds framebuffer " { $snippet "id" } " in the dynamic extent of " { $snippet "quot" } ", restoring the window framebuffer when finished." } ;
+
+ABOUT: "gl-utilities"
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