diff --git a/basis/ui/windows/windows.factor b/basis/ui/windows/windows.factor
index 1d3212c436..1481287e95 100755
--- a/basis/ui/windows/windows.factor
+++ b/basis/ui/windows/windows.factor
@@ -285,12 +285,8 @@ SYMBOL: nc-buttons
     swap [ push ] [ delete ] if ;
 
 : >lo-hi ( WORD -- array ) [ lo-word ] [ hi-word ] bi 2array ;
-: mouse-wheel ( wParam -- array ) >lo-hi [ sgn neg ] map ;
 
-: mouse-absolute>relative ( lparam handle -- array )
-    [ >lo-hi ] dip
-    "RECT" <c-object> [ GetWindowRect win32-error=0/f ] keep
-    get-RECT-top-left 2array v- ;
+: mouse-wheel ( wParam -- array ) >lo-hi [ sgn neg ] map ;
 
 : mouse-event>gesture ( uMsg -- button )
     key-modifiers swap message>button
@@ -340,9 +336,7 @@ SYMBOL: nc-buttons
     >lo-hi swap window move-hand fire-motion ;
 
 :: handle-wm-mousewheel ( hWnd uMsg wParam lParam -- )
-    wParam mouse-wheel
-    lParam hWnd mouse-absolute>relative
-    hWnd window send-wheel ;
+    wParam mouse-wheel hand-loc get hWnd window send-wheel ;
 
 : handle-wm-cancelmode ( hWnd uMsg wParam lParam -- )
     #! message sent if windows needs application to stop dragging
diff --git a/basis/ui/x11/x11.factor b/basis/ui/x11/x11.factor
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index b5c71bc3fb..b65236d1f9
--- a/basis/ui/x11/x11.factor
+++ b/basis/ui/x11/x11.factor
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ M: world button-up-event
     } at ;
 
 M: world wheel-event
-    [ dup mouse-event>scroll-direction swap mouse-event-loc ] dip
+    [ [ mouse-event>scroll-direction ] [ mouse-event-loc ] bi ] dip
     send-wheel ;
 
 M: world enter-event motion-event ;
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ M: world enter-event motion-event ;
 M: world leave-event 2drop forget-rollover ;
 
 M: world motion-event
-    [ dup XMotionEvent-x swap XMotionEvent-y 2array ] dip
+    [ [ XMotionEvent-x ] [ XMotionEvent-y ] bi 2array ] dip
     move-hand fire-motion ;
 
 M: world focus-in-event
@@ -146,10 +146,10 @@ M: world selection-notify-event
 
 : clipboard-for-atom ( atom -- clipboard )
     {
-        { [ dup XA_PRIMARY = ] [ drop selection get ] }
-        { [ dup XA_CLIPBOARD = ] [ drop clipboard get ] }
+        { XA_PRIMARY [ selection get ] }
+        { XA_CLIPBOARD [ clipboard get ] }
         [ drop <clipboard> ]
-    } cond ;
+    } case ;
 
 : encode-clipboard ( string type -- bytes )
     XSelectionRequestEvent-target