diff --git a/button.lua b/button.lua
index a1f0589..ca86505 100644
--- a/button.lua
+++ b/button.lua
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ local keyboard = require(BASE .. 'keyboard')
 
 -- the widget
 -- {text = text, pos = {x, y}, size={w, h}, widgetHit=widgetHit, draw=draw}
-return function(w)
+local function button(w)
 	assert(type(w) == "table" and w.text, "Invalid argument")
 
 	-- if tight fit requested, compute the size according to text size
@@ -74,4 +74,4 @@ return function(w)
 
 	return mouse.releasedOn(id) or keyboard.pressedOn(id, 'return')
 end
-
+return button
diff --git a/checkbox.lua b/checkbox.lua
index 5137bb0..ecba521 100644
--- a/checkbox.lua
+++ b/checkbox.lua
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ local mouse    = require(BASE .. 'mouse')
 local keyboard = require(BASE .. 'keyboard')
 
 -- {checked = status, text = "", algin = "left", pos = {x, y}, size={w, h}, widgetHit=widgetHit, draw=draw}
-return function(w)
+local function checkbox(w)
 	assert(type(w) == "table")
 	w.text = w.text or ""
 
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@ return function(w)
 
 	return w.checked ~= checked
 end
-
+return checkbox
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 11c5e92..42f20ca 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 THE SOFTWARE.
 ]]--
 
-local BASE = (...) .. '.'
-assert(not BASE:match('%.init%.$'), "Invalid require path `"..(...).."' (drop the `.init').")
+local BASE = (... or ''):gsub('%.init$', '')
+
+assert(not BASE:match('%.init$'), "Invalid require path `"..(... or '').."' (drop the `.init').")
+BASE = BASE.."."
 
 return {
 	core     = require(BASE .. 'core'),
diff --git a/input.lua b/input.lua
index b161993..74ce785 100644
--- a/input.lua
+++ b/input.lua
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ local keyboard = require(BASE .. 'keyboard')
 local utf8     = require(BASE .. 'utf8')
 
 -- {info = {text = "", cursor = text:len()}, pos = {x, y}, size={w, h}, widgetHit=widgetHit, draw=draw}
-return function(w)
+local function input(w)
 	assert(type(w) == "table" and type(w.info) == "table", "Invalid argument")
 	w.info.text = w.info.text or ""
 	w.info.cursor = math.min(w.info.cursor or w.info.text:len(), w.info.text:len())
@@ -78,3 +78,4 @@ return function(w)
 
 	return mouse.releasedOn(id) or keyboard.pressedOn(id, 'return')
 end
+return input
diff --git a/label.lua b/label.lua
index 345516c..4d114e6 100644
--- a/label.lua
+++ b/label.lua
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ local mouse    = require(BASE .. 'mouse')
 local keyboard = require(BASE .. 'keyboard')
 
 -- {text = text, align = align,  pos = {x, y}, size={w, h}, widgetHit=widgetHit, draw=draw}
-return function(w)
+local function label(w)
 	assert(type(w) == "table" and w.text, "Invalid argument")
 	w.align = w.align or 'left'
 
@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@ return function(w)
 
 	return mouse.releasedOn(id)
 end
-
+return label
diff --git a/mouse.lua b/mouse.lua
index 85db24b..b7a476e 100644
--- a/mouse.lua
+++ b/mouse.lua
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 THE SOFTWARE.
 ]]--
 
+local love = require("love")
+
 local _M -- holds the module. needed to make widgetHit overridable
 
 local x,y = 0,0
diff --git a/slider.lua b/slider.lua
index 4700ae5..259d8fd 100644
--- a/slider.lua
+++ b/slider.lua
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ local mouse    = require(BASE .. 'mouse')
 local keyboard = require(BASE .. 'keyboard')
 
 -- {info = {value = v, min = 0, max = 1, step = (max-min)/20}, vertical = boolean, pos = {x, y}, size={w, h}, widgetHit=widgetHit, draw=draw}
-return function(w)
+local function slider(w)
 	assert(type(w) == 'table' and type(w.info) == "table" and w.info.value, "Invalid argument.")
 	w.info.min = w.info.min or 0
 	w.info.max = w.info.max or math.max(w.info.value, 1)
@@ -77,3 +77,4 @@ return function(w)
 
 	return changed
 end
+return slider
diff --git a/slider2d.lua b/slider2d.lua
index 19e264c..022544c 100644
--- a/slider2d.lua
+++ b/slider2d.lua
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ local mouse    = require(BASE .. 'mouse')
 local keyboard = require(BASE .. 'keyboard')
 
 -- {info = {value = {x,y}, min = {0,0}, max = {1,1}, step = (max-min)/20}, pos = {x, y}, size={w, h}, widgetHit=widgetHit, draw=draw}
-return function(w)
+local function slider2d(w)
 	assert(type(w) == 'table' and type(w.info) == "table" and w.info.value, "Invalid argument.")
 	w.info.min = {
 		w.info.min and w.info.min[1] or 0,
@@ -97,3 +97,4 @@ return function(w)
 
 	return changed
 end
+return slider2d