diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 84e718a..de78ca1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-source = parse.cpp parserstate.cpp parser.cpp templates.cpp terminal.cpp termemu.cpp parseraction.cpp terminalcsi.cpp swrite.cpp terminalframebuffer.cpp terminaldispatcher.cpp
-objects = parserstate.o parser.o templates.o terminal.o parseraction.o terminalcsi.o swrite.o terminalframebuffer.o terminaldispatcher.o
+source = parse.cpp parserstate.cpp parser.cpp templates.cpp terminal.cpp termemu.cpp parseraction.cpp terminalfunctions.cpp swrite.cpp terminalframebuffer.cpp terminaldispatcher.cpp
+objects = parserstate.o parser.o templates.o terminal.o parseraction.o terminalfunctions.o swrite.o terminalframebuffer.o terminaldispatcher.o
 repos = templates.rpo
 executables = parse termemu
 
diff --git a/templates.cpp b/templates.cpp
index 9530e4f..78eeb82 100644
--- a/templates.cpp
+++ b/templates.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <deque>
 #include <wchar.h>
+#include <string>
 
 #include "terminal.hpp"
 
@@ -14,3 +15,4 @@ template class std::deque<Terminal::Row>;
 template class std::vector<Terminal::Cell *>;
 template class std::vector<wchar_t>;
 template class std::vector<int>;
+template class std::map<std::string, Terminal::Function>;
diff --git a/terminal.cpp b/terminal.cpp
index 885f9fa..9d0c46c 100644
--- a/terminal.cpp
+++ b/terminal.cpp
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@
 using namespace Terminal;
 
 Emulator::Emulator( size_t s_width, size_t s_height )
-  : parser(), fb( s_width, s_height ), dispatch(), terminal_to_host()
+  : parser(), fb( s_width, s_height ), dispatch()
 {}
 
 std::string Emulator::input( char c, int actfd )
 {
-  terminal_to_host.clear();
+  dispatch.terminal_to_host.clear();
 
   std::vector<Parser::Action *> vec = parser.input( c );
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ std::string Emulator::input( char c, int actfd )
   }
 
   /* the user is supposed to send this string to the host, as if typed */
-  return terminal_to_host;
+  return dispatch.terminal_to_host;
 }
 
 void Emulator::execute( Parser::Execute *act )
@@ -118,48 +118,12 @@ void Emulator::print( Parser::Print *act )
 
 void Emulator::CSI_dispatch( Parser::CSI_Dispatch *act )
 {
-  /* add final char to dispatch key */
-  assert( act->char_present );
-  Parser::Collect act2;
-  act2.char_present = true;
-  act2.ch = act->ch;
-  dispatch.collect( &act2 ); 
-
-  std::string dispatch_chars = dispatch.dispatch_chars;
-
-  if ( dispatch_chars == "K" ) {
-    CSI_EL();
-    act->handled = true;
-  } else if ( dispatch_chars == "J" ) {
-    CSI_ED();
-    act->handled = true;
-  } else if ( (dispatch_chars == "A")
-	      || (dispatch_chars == "B")
-	      || (dispatch_chars == "C")
-	      || (dispatch_chars == "D")
-	      || (dispatch_chars == "H") 
-	      || (dispatch_chars == "f") ) {
-    CSI_cursormove();
-    act->handled = true;
-  } else if ( dispatch_chars == "c" ) {
-    CSI_DA();
-    act->handled = true;
-  }
+  dispatch.dispatch( CSI, act, &fb );
 }
 
 void Emulator::Esc_dispatch( Parser::Esc_Dispatch *act )
 {
-  /* add final char to dispatch key */
-  assert( act->char_present );
-  Parser::Collect act2;
-  act2.char_present = true;
-  act2.ch = act->ch;
-  dispatch.collect( &act2 ); 
-  
-  if ( dispatch.dispatch_chars == "#8" ) {
-    Esc_DECALN();
-    act->handled = true;
-  }
+  dispatch.dispatch( ESCAPE, act, &fb );
 }
 
 void Emulator::debug_printout( int fd )
diff --git a/terminal.hpp b/terminal.hpp
index 76f2823..c2ad8f4 100644
--- a/terminal.hpp
+++ b/terminal.hpp
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ namespace Terminal {
     Framebuffer fb;
     Dispatcher dispatch;
 
-    std::string terminal_to_host;
-
     /* action methods */
     void print( Parser::Print *act );
     void execute( Parser::Execute *act );
diff --git a/terminalcsi.cpp b/terminalcsi.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index c04e61f..0000000
--- a/terminalcsi.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#include "terminal.hpp"
-
-using namespace Terminal;
-
-static void clearline( Framebuffer *fb, int row, int start, int end )
-{
-  for ( int col = start; col <= end; col++ ) {
-    fb->get_cell( row, col )->reset();
-  }
-}
-
-void Emulator::CSI_EL( void )
-{
-  /* default: active position to end of line, inclusive */
-  int start = fb.ds.get_cursor_col(), end = fb.ds.get_width() - 1;
-
-  if ( dispatch.params == "1" ) { /* start of screen to active position, inclusive */
-    start = 0;
-    end = fb.ds.get_cursor_col();
-  } else if ( dispatch.params == "2" ) { /* all of line */
-    start = 0;
-  }
-
-  clearline( &fb, -1, start, end );
-}
-
-void Emulator::CSI_ED( void ) {
-  if ( dispatch.params == "1" ) { /* start of screen to active position, inclusive */
-    for ( int y = 0; y < fb.ds.get_cursor_row(); y++ ) {
-      clearline( &fb, y, 0, fb.ds.get_width() - 1 );
-    }
-    clearline( &fb, -1, 0, fb.ds.get_cursor_col() );
-  } else if ( dispatch.params == "2" ) { /* entire screen */
-    for ( int y = 0; y < fb.ds.get_height(); y++ ) {
-      clearline( &fb, y, 0, fb.ds.get_width() - 1 );
-    }
-  } else { /* active position to end of screen, inclusive */
-    clearline( &fb, -1, fb.ds.get_cursor_col(), fb.ds.get_width() - 1 );
-    for ( int y = fb.ds.get_cursor_row() + 1; y < fb.ds.get_height(); y++ ) {
-      clearline( &fb, y, 0, fb.ds.get_width() - 1 );
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-void Emulator::CSI_cursormove( void )
-{
-  int num = dispatch.getparam( 0, 1 );
-
-  switch ( dispatch.dispatch_chars[ 0 ] ) {
-  case 'A':
-    fb.ds.move_row( -num, true );
-    break;
-  case 'B':
-    fb.ds.move_row( num, true );
-    break;
-  case 'C':
-    fb.ds.move_col( num, true );
-    break;
-  case 'D':
-    fb.ds.move_col( -num, true );
-    break;
-  case 'H':
-  case 'f':
-    int x = dispatch.getparam( 0, 1 );
-    int y = dispatch.getparam( 1, 1 );
-    fb.ds.move_row( x - 1 );
-    fb.ds.move_col( y - 1 );
-  }
-}
-
-void Emulator::CSI_DA( void )
-{
-  terminal_to_host.append( "\033[?1;0c" );
-}
-
-void Emulator::Esc_DECALN( void )
-{
-  for ( int y = 0; y < fb.ds.get_height(); y++ ) {
-    for ( int x = 0; x < fb.ds.get_width(); x++ ) {
-      fb.get_cell( y, x )->reset();
-      fb.get_cell( y, x )->contents.push_back( L'E' );
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/terminaldispatcher.cpp b/terminaldispatcher.cpp
index 413f00f..8110ac1 100644
--- a/terminaldispatcher.cpp
+++ b/terminaldispatcher.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 using namespace Terminal;
 
 Dispatcher::Dispatcher()
-  : params(), parsed_params(), parsed( false ), dispatch_chars()
+  : params(), parsed_params(), parsed( false ), dispatch_chars(),
+    terminal_to_host()
 {}
 
 void Dispatcher::newparamchar( Parser::Param *act )
@@ -106,3 +107,44 @@ std::string Dispatcher::str( void )
 	    dispatch_chars.c_str(), params.c_str() );
   return std::string( assum );
 }
+
+static void register_function( Function_Type type,
+			       std::string dispatch_chars,
+			       Function f )
+{
+  switch ( type ) {
+  case ESCAPE:
+    global_dispatch_registry.escape.insert( dispatch_map_t::value_type( dispatch_chars, f ) );
+    break;
+  case CSI:
+    global_dispatch_registry.CSI.insert( dispatch_map_t::value_type( dispatch_chars, f ) );
+    break;
+  }
+}
+
+Function::Function( Function_Type type, std::string dispatch_chars,
+		    void (*s_function)( Framebuffer *, Dispatcher * ) )
+  : function( s_function )
+{
+  register_function( type, dispatch_chars, *this );
+}
+
+void Dispatcher::dispatch( Function_Type type, Parser::Action *act, Framebuffer *fb )
+{
+  /* add final char to dispatch key */
+  assert( act->char_present );
+  Parser::Collect act2;
+  act2.char_present = true;
+  act2.ch = act->ch;
+  collect( &act2 ); 
+
+  dispatch_map_t *map = (type == ESCAPE) ? &global_dispatch_registry.escape : &global_dispatch_registry.CSI;
+
+  dispatch_map_t::const_iterator i = map->find( dispatch_chars );
+  if ( i == map->end() ) {
+    return;
+  } else {
+    act->handled = true;
+    return i->second.function( fb, this );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/terminaldispatcher.hpp b/terminaldispatcher.hpp
index 67e80fa..0b30e13 100644
--- a/terminaldispatcher.hpp
+++ b/terminaldispatcher.hpp
@@ -3,17 +3,45 @@
 
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
+#include <map>
 
 namespace Parser {
+  class Action;
   class Param;
   class Collect;
   class Clear;
+  class Esc_Dispatch;
+  class CSI_Dispatch;
 }
 
 namespace Terminal {
+  class Framebuffer;
+  class Dispatcher;
+
+  enum Function_Type { ESCAPE, CSI };
+
+  class Function {
+  public:
+    Function() : function( NULL ) {}
+    Function( Function_Type type, std::string dispatch_chars,
+	      void (*s_function)( Framebuffer *, Dispatcher * ) );
+    void (*function)( Framebuffer *, Dispatcher * );
+  };
+
+  typedef std::map<std::string, Function> dispatch_map_t;
+
+  class DispatchRegistry {
+  public:
+    dispatch_map_t escape;
+    dispatch_map_t CSI;
+
+    DispatchRegistry() : escape(), CSI() {}
+  };
+
+  static DispatchRegistry global_dispatch_registry;
+
   class Dispatcher {
   private:
-  public: /* tmp */
     std::string params;
     std::vector<int> parsed_params;
     bool parsed;
@@ -23,6 +51,8 @@ namespace Terminal {
     void parse_params( void );
 
   public:
+    std::string terminal_to_host; /* this is the reply string */
+
     Dispatcher();
     int getparam( size_t N, int defaultval );
 
@@ -31,6 +61,9 @@ namespace Terminal {
     void clear( Parser::Clear *act );
     
     std::string str( void );
+
+    void dispatch( Function_Type type, Parser::Action *act, Framebuffer *fb );
+    const std::string get_dispatch_chars( void ) { return dispatch_chars; }
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/terminalframebuffer.hpp b/terminalframebuffer.hpp
index f255e64..d2ea01e 100644
--- a/terminalframebuffer.hpp
+++ b/terminalframebuffer.hpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace Terminal {
     int width;
 
     Cell();
-  
+
     Cell( const Cell & );
     Cell & operator=( const Cell & );
 
diff --git a/terminalfunctions.cpp b/terminalfunctions.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9731305
--- /dev/null
+++ b/terminalfunctions.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "terminaldispatcher.hpp"
+#include "terminalframebuffer.hpp"
+
+using namespace Terminal;
+
+static void clearline( Framebuffer *fb, int row, int start, int end )
+{
+  for ( int col = start; col <= end; col++ ) {
+    fb->get_cell( row, col )->reset();
+  }
+}
+
+void CSI_EL( Framebuffer *fb, Dispatcher *dispatch )
+{
+  switch ( dispatch->getparam( 0, 0 ) ) {
+  case 0: /* default: active position to end of line, inclusive */
+    clearline( fb, -1, fb->ds.get_cursor_col(), fb->ds.get_width() - 1 );    
+    break;
+  case 1: /* start of screen to active position, inclusive */
+    clearline( fb, -1, 0, fb->ds.get_cursor_col() );
+    break;
+  case 2: /* all of line */
+    clearline( fb, -1, 0, fb->ds.get_width() - 1 );
+    break;
+  }
+}
+
+static Function func_CSI_EL( CSI, "K", CSI_EL );
+
+void CSI_ED( Framebuffer *fb, Dispatcher *dispatch ) {
+  switch ( dispatch->getparam( 0, 0 ) ) {
+  case 0: /* active position to end of screen, inclusive */
+    clearline( fb, -1, fb->ds.get_cursor_col(), fb->ds.get_width() - 1 );
+    for ( int y = fb->ds.get_cursor_row() + 1; y < fb->ds.get_height(); y++ ) {
+      clearline( fb, y, 0, fb->ds.get_width() - 1 );
+    }
+    break;
+  case 1: /* start of screen to active position, inclusive */
+    for ( int y = 0; y < fb->ds.get_cursor_row(); y++ ) {
+      clearline( fb, y, 0, fb->ds.get_width() - 1 );
+    }
+    clearline( fb, -1, 0, fb->ds.get_cursor_col() );
+    break;
+  case 2: /* entire screen */
+    for ( int y = 0; y < fb->ds.get_height(); y++ ) {
+      clearline( fb, y, 0, fb->ds.get_width() - 1 );
+    }
+    break;
+  }
+}
+
+static Function func_CSI_ED( CSI, "J", CSI_ED );
+
+void CSI_cursormove( Framebuffer *fb, Dispatcher *dispatch )
+{
+  int num = dispatch->getparam( 0, 1 );
+
+  switch ( dispatch->get_dispatch_chars()[ 0 ] ) {
+  case 'A':
+    fb->ds.move_row( -num, true );
+    break;
+  case 'B':
+    fb->ds.move_row( num, true );
+    break;
+  case 'C':
+    fb->ds.move_col( num, true );
+    break;
+  case 'D':
+    fb->ds.move_col( -num, true );
+    break;
+  case 'H':
+  case 'f':
+    int x = dispatch->getparam( 0, 1 );
+    int y = dispatch->getparam( 1, 1 );
+    fb->ds.move_row( x - 1 );
+    fb->ds.move_col( y - 1 );
+  }
+}
+
+static Function func_CSI_cursormove_A( CSI, "A", CSI_cursormove );
+static Function func_CSI_cursormove_B( CSI, "B", CSI_cursormove );
+static Function func_CSI_cursormove_C( CSI, "C", CSI_cursormove );
+static Function func_CSI_cursormove_D( CSI, "D", CSI_cursormove );
+static Function func_CSI_cursormove_H( CSI, "H", CSI_cursormove );
+static Function func_CSI_cursormove_f( CSI, "f", CSI_cursormove );
+
+void CSI_DA( Framebuffer *fb __attribute((unused)), Dispatcher *dispatch )
+{
+  dispatch->terminal_to_host.append( "\033[?1;0c" );
+}
+
+static Function func_CSI_DA( CSI, "c", CSI_DA );
+
+void Esc_DECALN( Framebuffer *fb, Dispatcher *dispatch __attribute((unused)) )
+{
+  for ( int y = 0; y < fb->ds.get_height(); y++ ) {
+    for ( int x = 0; x < fb->ds.get_width(); x++ ) {
+      fb->get_cell( y, x )->reset();
+      fb->get_cell( y, x )->contents.push_back( L'E' );
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+static Function func_Esc_DECALN( ESCAPE, "#8", Esc_DECALN );