diff --git a/extra/recipes/recipes.factor b/extra/recipes/recipes.factor
index bccabdc0cf..71d2c41524 100644
--- a/extra/recipes/recipes.factor
+++ b/extra/recipes/recipes.factor
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ STORED-TUPLE: recipe { title { VARCHAR 100 } } { votes INTEGER } { txt TEXT } {
       <spacer> <frp-field*> ->% 1 :> search
       submit ok [ [ drop ] ] <$ 2array <merge> [ drop ] >>value :> quot
       viewed 0 [ + ] <fold> search ok t <basic> "all" <frp-button> ALL ->
-      tbl selected-value>> votes [ [ + ] curry change-votes modify-tuple ] 2$>-|
+      tbl selected-value>> votes [ [ + ] curry change-votes modify-tuple ] 2$>
         4array <merge>
-        [ drop [ f ] [ "%" dup surround <pattern> ] if-empty top-recipes ] 3fmap-| :> updates
+        [ drop [ f ] [ "%" dup surround <pattern> ] if-empty top-recipes ] 3fmap :> updates
       updates [ top-genres [ <frp-button> GENRES -> ] map <merge> ] bind*
         [ text>> T{ recipe } swap >>genre get-tuples ] fmap
       tbl swap updates 2array <merge> >>model
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ STORED-TUPLE: recipe { title { VARCHAR 100 } } { votes INTEGER } { txt TEXT } {
           [ [ genre>> ] fmap <frp-field> GENRE ->% .5 ]
           [ [ txt>> ] fmap <frp-editor> BODY ->% 1 ]
         } cleave
-        [ <recipe> ] 3fmap-|
+        [ <recipe> ] 3fmap
       [ [ 1 ] <$ ]
-      [ quot ok <updates> #1 [ call( recipe -- ) 0 ] 2fmap-& ] bi
+      [ quot ok <updates> #1 [ call( recipe -- ) 0 ] 2fmap ] bi
       2array <merge> 0 <basic> <switch> >>model
    ] with-interface "recipes" open-window ] with-ui ;
 
diff --git a/extra/gui-sudoku/authors.txt b/extra/sudokus/authors.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from extra/gui-sudoku/authors.txt
rename to extra/sudokus/authors.txt
diff --git a/extra/gui-sudoku/gui-sudoku.factor b/extra/sudokus/sudokus.factor
similarity index 98%
rename from extra/gui-sudoku/gui-sudoku.factor
rename to extra/sudokus/sudokus.factor
index d89b5b2f1a..efc127f2a5 100644
--- a/extra/gui-sudoku/gui-sudoku.factor
+++ b/extra/sudokus/sudokus.factor
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ lists.lazy locals math math.functions math.parser math.ranges
 models.product monads random sequences sets ui ui.frp.gadgets
 ui.frp.layout ui.frp.signals ui.gadgets.alerts vectors fry
 ui.gadgets.labels memoize ;
-IN: gui-sudoku
+IN: sudokus
 
 : row ( index -- row ) 1 + 9 / ceiling ;
 : col ( index -- col ) 9 mod 1 + ;
diff --git a/extra/gui-sudoku/summary.txt b/extra/sudokus/summary.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from extra/gui-sudoku/summary.txt
rename to extra/sudokus/summary.txt
diff --git a/extra/ui/frp/functors/authors.txt b/extra/ui/frp/functors/authors.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 2300f69f11..0000000000
--- a/extra/ui/frp/functors/authors.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Sam Anklesaria
diff --git a/extra/ui/frp/functors/functors-docs.factor b/extra/ui/frp/functors/functors-docs.factor
deleted file mode 100644
index 256be95702..0000000000
--- a/extra/ui/frp/functors/functors-docs.factor
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-USING: help.markup help.syntax ui.frp.signals ;
-IN: ui.frp.functors
-
-ARTICLE: { "ui.frp.functors" "signal-collection" } "Signal Collection"
-"While " { $vocab-link "models.arrow.smart" } " use arrows and products to apply a quotation to the values of more than one signal, frp has more than one kind of arrow, as well as more than one kind of product" $nl
-"A simple pattern is used to generate the requisite 'smart mapping' functions: "
-"if 'word' maps a function on a model, then '2word; would map on two models. "
-"The product is specified on the end: '2word-product'. " { $link | } " updates when any of the model it collects updates, while " { $link & } " updates when all dependencies have new values. "
-"Examples of collection functions are 2fmap-| and 2$>-&" ;
-ABOUT: { "ui.frp.functors" "signal-collection" }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extra/ui/frp/functors/functors.factor b/extra/ui/frp/functors/functors.factor
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b31151013..0000000000
--- a/extra/ui/frp/functors/functors.factor
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-USING: fry functors generalizations kernel macros peg peg-lexer
-sequences sequences.extras ;
-FROM: ui.frp.signals => #1 ;
-IN: ui.frp.functors
-
-FUNCTOR: fmaps ( W P -- )
-W        IS ${W}
-<p>      IS <${P}>
-w-n      DEFINES ${W}-n-${P}
-w-2      DEFINES 2${W}-${P}
-w-3      DEFINES 3${W}-${P}
-w-4      DEFINES 4${W}-${P}
-w-n*     DEFINES ${W}-n-${P}*
-w-2*     DEFINES 2${W}-${P}*
-w-3*     DEFINES 3${W}-${P}*
-w-4*     DEFINES 4${W}-${P}*
-WHERE
-MACRO: w-n ( int -- quot ) dup '[ [ _ narray <p> ] dip [ _ firstn ] prepend W ] ;
-: w-2 ( a b quot -- mapped ) 2 w-n ; inline
-: w-3 ( a b c quot -- mapped ) 3 w-n ; inline
-: w-4 ( a b c d quot -- mapped ) 4 w-n ; inline
-MACRO: w-n* ( int -- quot ) dup '[ [ _ narray <p> #1 ] dip [ _ firstn ] prepend W ] ;
-: w-2* ( a b quot -- mapped ) 2 w-n* ; inline
-: w-3* ( a b c quot -- mapped ) 3 w-n* ; inline
-: w-4* ( a b c d quot -- mapped ) 4 w-n* ; inline
-;FUNCTOR
-
-ON-BNF: FMAPS:
-tokenizer = <foreign factor>
-token = !("FOR"|";").
-middle = "FOR" => [[ drop ignore ]]
-endexpr = ";" => [[ drop ignore ]]
-expr = token* middle token* endexpr => [[ first2 combos [ first2 fmaps ] each ignore ]]
-;ON-BNF
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extra/ui/frp/functors/summary.txt b/extra/ui/frp/functors/summary.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b4e8d2465..0000000000
--- a/extra/ui/frp/functors/summary.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Used by ui.frp.signals to combine models
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extra/ui/frp/gadgets/gadgets.factor b/extra/ui/frp/gadgets/gadgets.factor
index a1e4480064..a5a16676ef 100644
--- a/extra/ui/frp/gadgets/gadgets.factor
+++ b/extra/ui/frp/gadgets/gadgets.factor
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ IN: accessors
 M: frp-button text>> children>> first text>> ;
 
 IN: ui.frp.gadgets
-M: gadget null-val drop f ;
-M: table null-val multiple-selection?>> [ V{ } clone ] [ f ] if ;
-M: frp-field null-val drop "" ;
 
 SINGLETON: gadget-monad
 INSTANCE: gadget-monad monad
diff --git a/extra/ui/frp/layout/layout.factor b/extra/ui/frp/layout/layout.factor
index bea2700dc2..88443dc479 100644
--- a/extra/ui/frp/layout/layout.factor
+++ b/extra/ui/frp/layout/layout.factor
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ M: model -> dup , ;
 : <box> ( gadgets type -- track )
    [ t make-layout ] dip <track>
    swap [ add-layout ] each
-   swap [ <|> >>model ] unless-empty ; inline
+   swap [ <collection> >>model ] unless-empty ; inline
 : <hbox> ( gadgets -- track ) horizontal <box> ; inline
 : <vbox> ( gadgets -- track ) vertical <box> ; inline
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ M: gadget (insert-item) dup parent>> track? [ [ f <layout> ] dip (insert-item) ]
     [ insertion-point [ add-gadget ] keep insert-gadget ] if ;
 M: layout (insert-item) insertion-point [ add-layout ] keep [ gadget>> insert-gadget ] [ size>> insert-size ] 3bi ;
 M: model (insert-item) parent>> dup book? [ "No models in books" throw ]
-   [ dup model>> dup |? [ nip swap add-connection ] [ drop [ 1array <|> ] dip (>>model) ] if ] if ;
+   [ dup model>> dup collection? [ nip swap add-connection ] [ drop [ 1array <collection> ] dip (>>model) ] if ] if ;
 : insert-item ( item location -- ) [ dup get [ drop ] [ remove-members ] if ] [ on ] [ ] tri
     [ add-member ] 2keep (insert-item) ;
 
@@ -71,5 +71,4 @@ M: model (insert-item) parent>> dup book? [ "No models in books" throw ]
 
 : with-interface ( quot -- ) make* [ insert-items ] with-scope ; inline
 
-M: model >>= [ swap insertion-quot <action> ] curry ;
-! Temporary places should be cleared at insertion, not on mention
\ No newline at end of file
+M: model >>= [ swap insertion-quot <action> ] curry ;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extra/ui/frp/signals/signals.factor b/extra/ui/frp/signals/signals.factor
index dcb4d3e315..9ba2fc6cd2 100644
--- a/extra/ui/frp/signals/signals.factor
+++ b/extra/ui/frp/signals/signals.factor
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 USING: accessors arrays kernel models models.product monads
 sequences sequences.extras ;
-FROM: models.product => product ;
+FROM: syntax => >> ;
 IN: ui.frp.signals
 
-GENERIC: null-val ( gadget -- model )
-M: model null-val drop f ;
-
 TUPLE: multi-model < model important? ;
 GENERIC: (model-changed) ( model observer -- )
 : <multi-model> ( models kind -- model ) f swap new-model [ [ add-dependency ] curry each ] keep ;
@@ -47,9 +44,9 @@ M: fold-model model-activated drop ;
     dip [ >>base ] [ value>> >>value ] bi ;
 
 TUPLE: updater-model < multi-model values updates ;
-M: updater-model (model-changed) tuck updates>> =
+M: updater-model (model-changed) [ tuck updates>> =
    [ [ values>> value>> ] keep set-model ]
-   [ drop ] if ;
+   [ drop ] if ] keep f swap (>>value) ;
 : <updates> ( values updates -- signal ) [ 2array updater-model <multi-model> ] 2keep
    [ >>values ] [ >>updates ] bi* ;
 
@@ -61,7 +58,7 @@ M: switch-model (model-changed) 2dup switcher>> =
 : <switch> ( signal1 signal2 -- signal' ) swap [ 2array switch-model <multi-model> ] 2keep
    [ [ value>> >>value ] [ >>original ] bi ] [ >>switcher ] bi* ;
 M: switch-model model-activated [ original>> ] keep model-changed ;
-: >behavior ( event -- behavior ) t <model> <switch> ;
+: >behavior ( event -- behavior ) t >>value ;
 
 TUPLE: mapped-model < multi-model model quot ;
 : new-mapped-model ( model quot class -- mapped-model ) [ over 1array ] dip
@@ -89,20 +86,14 @@ M: action (model-changed) [ [ value>> ] [ quot>> ] bi* call( a -- b ) ] keep val
    [ swap add-connection ] 2keep model-changed ;
 : <action> ( model quot -- action-signal ) [ 1array action <multi-model> ] dip >>quot dup f <action-value> >>value value>> ;
 
-TUPLE: | < multi-model ;
-: <|> ( models -- product ) | <multi-model> ;
-GENERIC: models-changed ( product -- )
-M: | models-changed drop ;
-M: | model-changed
+TUPLE: collection < multi-model ;
+: <collection> ( models -- product ) collection <multi-model> ;
+M: collection (model-changed)
     nip
     dup dependencies>> [ value>> ] all?
-    [ [ dup [ value>> ] product-value swap set-model ] keep models-changed ]
+    [ dup [ value>> ] product-value swap set-model ]
     [ drop ] if ;
-M: | model-activated dup model-changed ;
-
-TUPLE: & < | ;
-: <&> ( models -- product ) & <multi-model> ;
-M: & models-changed dependencies>> [ [ null-val ] keep (>>value) ] each ;
+M: collection model-activated dup (model-changed) ;
 
 ! for side effects
 TUPLE: (frp-when) < multi-model quot cond ;
@@ -110,9 +101,9 @@ TUPLE: (frp-when) < multi-model quot cond ;
 M: (frp-when) (model-changed) [ quot>> ] 2keep
     [ value>> ] [ cond>> ] bi* call( a -- ? ) [ call( model -- ) ] [ 2drop ] if ;
 
-M: model fmap <mapped> ;
-USE: ui.frp.functors
-FMAPS: $> <$ fmap FOR & | product ;
-
 ! only used in construction
-: with-self ( quot: ( model -- model ) -- model ) [ f <basic> dup ] dip call swap [ add-dependency ] keep ; inline
\ No newline at end of file
+: with-self ( quot: ( model -- model ) -- model ) [ f <basic> dup ] dip call swap [ add-dependency ] keep ; inline
+
+USE: ui.frp.signals.templates
+M: model fmap <mapped> ;
+<< { "$>" "<$" "fmap" } [ fmaps ] each >>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/extra/ui/frp/signals/templates/templates.factor b/extra/ui/frp/signals/templates/templates.factor
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb08e03ea3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/ui/frp/signals/templates/templates.factor
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+USING: kernel sequences functors fry macros generalizations ;
+IN: ui.frp.signals.templates
+FROM: ui.frp.signals => <collection> #1 ;
+FUNCTOR: fmaps ( W -- )
+W        IS ${W}
+w-n      DEFINES ${W}-n
+w-2      DEFINES 2${W}
+w-3      DEFINES 3${W}
+w-4      DEFINES 4${W}
+w-n*     DEFINES ${W}-n*
+w-2*     DEFINES 2${W}*
+w-3*     DEFINES 3${W}*
+w-4*     DEFINES 4${W}*
+WHERE
+MACRO: w-n ( int -- quot ) dup '[ [ _ narray <collection> ] dip [ _ firstn ] prepend W ] ;
+: w-2 ( a b quot -- mapped ) 2 w-n ; inline
+: w-3 ( a b c quot -- mapped ) 3 w-n ; inline
+: w-4 ( a b c d quot -- mapped ) 4 w-n ; inline
+MACRO: w-n* ( int -- quot ) dup '[ [ _ narray <collection> #1 ] dip [ _ firstn ] prepend W ] ;
+: w-2* ( a b quot -- mapped ) 2 w-n* ; inline
+: w-3* ( a b c quot -- mapped ) 3 w-n* ; inline
+: w-4* ( a b c d quot -- mapped ) 4 w-n* ; inline
+;FUNCTOR
\ No newline at end of file