-local node_traverse_id = Dnode.traverse_id
-local node_traverse = Dnode.traverse
-local node_new = Dnode.new
-local node_copy = Dnode.copy
-local node_remove = Dnode.remove
-local node_tail = Dnode.tail
-local node_next = (Dnode ~= node) and Dnode.getnext or node.next
-local has_attr = Dnode.has_attribute
-local set_attr = Dnode.set_attribute
-local node_insert_before = Dnode.insert_before
-local node_insert_after = Dnode.insert_after
+local setwhd = node.direct.setwhd or function(n,w,h,d)
+ setfield(n,'width',w); setfield(n,'height',h); setfield(n,'depth',d) end
+local setchar = node.direct.setchar or function(n,c) setfield(n,'char',c) end
+local setnext = node.direct.setnext or function(n,c) setfield(n,'next',c) end
+local setdir = node.direct.setdir or function(n,c) setfield(n,'dir',c) end
+local setkern = node.direct.setkern or function(n,c) setfield(n,'kern',c) end
+local setoffsets = node.direct.setoffsets or function(n,x,y)
+ setfield(n,'xoffset',x); setfield(n,'yoffset',y) end
+local getoffsets = node.direct.getoffsets or function(n)
+ return getfield(n,'xoffset'), getfield(n,'yoffset') end
+
+local node_traverse_id = node.direct.traverse_id
+local node_traverse = node.direct.traverse
+local node_new = node.direct.new
+local node_copy = node.direct.copy
+local node_remove = node.direct.remove
+local node_tail = node.direct.tail
+local node_next = node.direct.getnext
+local has_attr = node.direct.has_attribute
+local set_attr = node.direct.set_attribute
+local node_insert_before = node.direct.insert_before
+local node_insert_after = node.direct.insert_after