diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index 8d1e34c..95136d0 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 local pop = require "pop" --TODO tell user that pop must be required with SLASHES
 
 function love.load()
-    pop.box() -- returns the box element
+    local box = pop.box() -- returns the box element
     -- or pop.create("box") (this is what is actually called when you call pop.box())
+
+    --TODO uncomment these once text is implemented!
+    --local text = pop.text(box) -- box will become the parent element of text
+    --text:setText("Hello and welcome to an example of Pop.Box, a very small shitty example.")
 end
 
 function love.draw()
@@ -18,7 +22,13 @@ function love.mousereleased(button, x, y)
 end
 
 function love.keypressed(key)
-    if key == "escape" then
-        love.event.quit()
+    if not pop.keypressed(key, unicode) then
+        if key == "escape" then
+            love.event.quit()
+        end
     end
 end
+
+function love.keyreleased(key)
+    pop.keyreleased(key)
+end
diff --git a/pop/init.lua b/pop/init.lua
index 41bf3e3..351881d 100644
--- a/pop/init.lua
+++ b/pop/init.lua
@@ -5,9 +5,15 @@ local pop = {}
 local path = ... --NOTE Pop.Box must be required as its directory name (w SLASHES)!
 
 -- elements are local
---TODO require these how skins are required
 local box = require(path .. ".elements.box")
 local text = require(path .. ".elements.text")
+--TODO require these how skins are required
+pop.elements = {}
+local elements = lf.getDirectoryItems(path .. "/elements") --NOTE Pop.Box must be required with SLASHES!
+for _, v in ipairs(elements) do
+    local name = v:sub(1,-5)
+    pop.elements[name] = require(path .. "/elements/" .. name) --TODO test this actually works right
+end
 
 -- skins define how elements are drawn
 pop.skins = {}
@@ -22,6 +28,7 @@ pop.currentSkin = "clearspace" --default skin
 -- everything has one parent element (initialized at the end)
 pop.parentElement = false
 
+-- this function actually creates elements based on what type of element is requested
 function pop.create(elementType, parent, ...)
     if not parent then
         parent = pop.parentElement
@@ -29,6 +36,7 @@ function pop.create(elementType, parent, ...)
 
     local newElement
 
+    --TODO replace these with calls to pop.elements.ELEMENTNAME
     if elementType == "box" then
         newElement = box(pop, parent, ...)
     elseif elementType == "text" then
@@ -44,6 +52,7 @@ end
 pop.box = function(...) return pop.create("box", ...) end
 pop.text = function(...) return pop.create("text", ...) end
 
+-- called every frame to draw elements
 function pop.draw(element)
     if not element then
         element = pop.parentElement
@@ -59,6 +68,7 @@ end
 
 -- TODO decide if we should track mouse movement
 
+-- these are functions to be overwritten by user if they want a global event handler
 function pop.onMousePress(button, x, y) end
 function pop.onMouseRelease(button, x, y) end
 
@@ -72,6 +82,14 @@ function pop.mousereleased(button, x, y)
     -- if it does, use that, else, use the global callback (defined above..as nil)
 end
 
+function pop.keypressed(key, unicode)
+    --TODO handle this in some manner when needed
+end
+
+function pop.keyreleased(key)
+    --TODO handle this when needed
+end
+
 -- initialize the top element
 pop.parentElement = box(pop, {child={}})     -- dummy object because it has no parent
 --pop.parentElement:setSizeControl("specified") -- make it not try to update itself (TODO or based on outro, and custom code to check top parent against screen size)