diff --git a/game.c b/game.c
index c86f46f..6fb7c70 100644
--- a/game.c
+++ b/game.c
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ void initGame()
 	// stdscr is screen created by initscr()
 	getmaxyx(stdscr, height, width);
 
-	addLinei("x:", &cursor.x, 1, UI_INT);
-	addLinei("y:", &cursor.y, 1, UI_INT);
+	addLine("x:", &cursor.x, 1, UI_INT);
+	addLine("y:", &cursor.y, 1, UI_INT);
 	
 	grid = initGrid(width, height);
 	//randomizeGrid(grid);
diff --git a/ui.c b/ui.c
index e2a9fcb..e26ddcd 100644
--- a/ui.c
+++ b/ui.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <ncurses.h>
 #include "ui.h"
+#include "log.h"
 
 typedef struct {
 	char* msg;
@@ -9,19 +10,22 @@ typedef struct {
 	size_t size;
 	ui_type type;
 
-}Linei;
+}Line;
 
 static unsigned int ln_count = 0;
 
-static Linei* lines = NULL;
+static Line* lines = NULL;
 
+// declaration of locally used 
 static void startUI();
 
-void addLinei(char* msg, void* var, int size, ui_type type) 
+static void drawLine(Line*, int offset);
+
+void addLine(char* msg, void* var, int size, ui_type type) 
 {
 	if (!lines) startUI();
-	else lines = realloc(lines, sizeof(Linei) * ++ln_count);
-	Linei line = { msg, var };
+	else lines = realloc(lines, sizeof(Line) * ++ln_count);
+	Line line = { msg, var, size, type};
 	lines[ln_count-1] = line; 
 }
 
@@ -29,8 +33,9 @@ void drawUI()
 {
 	if (!lines) return;
 	attron(COLOR_PAIR(2));
+	
 	for (int i = 0; i < ln_count; i++) {
-		mvprintw(i, 0, "%s %i", lines[i].msg, *lines[i].var);
+		drawLine(&lines[i], i);
 	}
 	attroff(COLOR_PAIR(2));
 }
@@ -40,7 +45,26 @@ void endUI()
 	free(lines);
 }
 
+// static definition
 static void startUI()
 {
-	lines = (Linei*)malloc(sizeof(Linei) * ++ln_count);
+	lines = (Line*)malloc(sizeof(Line) * ++ln_count);
+}
+
+static void drawLine(Line* line, int offset)
+{
+	switch (line->type) {
+	case UI_INT:
+		mvprintw(offset, 0, "%s %i", line->msg, *((int*)line->var) );
+		break;
+	case UI_FLOAT:
+		mvprintw(offset, 0, "%s %f", line->msg, *((float*)line->var) );
+		break;
+	case UI_CHAR:
+		mvprintw(offset, 0, "%s %c", line->msg, *((char*)line->var) );
+		break;
+	case UI_STRING:
+		mvprintw(offset, 0, "%s %s", line->msg, ((char*)line->var) );
+		break;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/ui.h b/ui.h
index 60f84ef..693bdf4 100644
--- a/ui.h
+++ b/ui.h
@@ -3,18 +3,15 @@
 
 #define ui_type uint8_t
 
-#define ui_int int
-#define ui_float float
-#define ui_char char
-
 #define UI_NULL 0
 #define UI_INT 1
 #define UI_FLOAT 2
 #define UI_CHAR 3
+#define UI_STRING 4
 
 //void startUI();
 
-void addLinei(char* msg, void* var, int size, ui_type type);
+void addLine(char* msg, void* var, int size, ui_type type);
 
 void drawUI();