diff --git a/src/examples.rs b/src/examples.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8225e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/examples.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+use crate::prelude::*;
+
+pub fn event_logger() -> Element {
+    rsx_elem! {
+        text { on_event: Handler::new(|txt: &mut Text, e, _| {
+            txt.children.set_text(&format!("current event: {e:?}"));
+        }), "current event: None" }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 8f0f97e..abc6784 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ use crossterm::event::Event;
 
 pub mod app;
 pub mod css;
+pub mod examples;
 pub mod macros;
 pub mod rsx;
 pub mod ui;
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ pub mod prelude {
     pub use crate::{self as osui, css, rsx, rsx_elem, ui::*, Handler};
     pub use crate::{style, Command, Document, Element, Value};
     // useful for Element making
-    pub use crate::{run_handler, Children, ElementCore, ElementWidget};
+    pub use crate::{call, Children, ElementCore, ElementWidget};
     pub use crossterm::event::{Event, KeyCode, KeyEvent, KeyEventKind};
     pub fn sleep(ms: u64) {
         std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(ms));
diff --git a/src/macros.rs b/src/macros.rs
index 02ecc4c..71694dd 100644
--- a/src/macros.rs
+++ b/src/macros.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ macro_rules! val {
 }
 
 #[macro_export]
-macro_rules! run_handler {
+macro_rules! call {
     ($self:ident.$handler:ident ($($inner:tt)*)) => {{
         let a = std::sync::Arc::clone(&$self.$handler.0);
         let mut o = a.lock().unwrap();
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ macro_rules! run_handler {
     ($self:ident.$handler:ident) => {{
         &$self.$handler;
     }};
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index eddde5d..c1682a3 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,29 +1,6 @@
 use osui::prelude::*;
-
-pub struct App {}
+use osui::examples;
 
 fn main() {
-    while osui::run(&mut app()) {}
-}
-
-fn app() -> Element {
-    rsx! { styling: Some(styles()),
-        button { class: "btn", on_click: Handler::new(|_, _, document| {
-            if let Some(txt) = document.get_element_by_id::<Text>("txt") {
-                txt.children.set_text("edited");
-            }
-        }), "Hello, World!" }
-        text { id: "txt", y: 2, "Some text!" }
-    }
-}
-
-fn styles() -> Css {
-    css! {
-        .btn: clicked {
-            color: Blue
-        }
-        .btn: hover {
-            color: Red
-        }
-    }
+    while osui::run(&mut examples::event_logger()) {}
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/mod.rs b/src/ui/mod.rs
index de5b9a2..7006d83 100644
--- a/src/ui/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ui/mod.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ use osui_element::{elem_fn, element};
 #[element]
 #[elem_fn]
 #[derive(Default, Debug)]
-pub struct Text {}
+pub struct Text {
+    pub on_event: Handler<Text<'a>>,
+}
 
 impl ElementWidget for Text<'_> {
     fn render(&self, _: bool) -> String {
@@ -36,6 +38,9 @@ impl ElementWidget for Text<'_> {
             String::new()
         }
     }
+    fn event(&mut self, event: Event, document: &Document) {
+        call!(self.on_event(event, document));
+    }
 }
 
 /// The `Div` element represents a container for other UI elements. It can hold child components
@@ -161,7 +166,7 @@ impl ElementWidget for Button<'_> {
                 if key.code == KeyCode::Enter {
                     document.render();
                     self.state = "clicked";
-                    run_handler!(self.on_click(event, document));
+                    call!(self.on_click(event, document));
                     document.render();
                     sleep(100);
                     self.state = "";