diff --git a/sowm.c b/sowm.c
index 905f0e3..368f329 100644
--- a/sowm.c
+++ b/sowm.c
@@ -10,18 +10,36 @@ static xcb_screen_t *scr;
 static void init_wm(void);
 static void init_input(void);
 
+static void event_button_press(xcb_generic_event_t *ev);
+static void event_button_release(xcb_generic_event_t *ev);
+static void event_configure_request(xcb_generic_event_t *ev);
+static void event_key_press(xcb_generic_event_t *ev);
+static void event_notify_create(xcb_generic_event_t *ev);
+static void event_notify_destroy(xcb_generic_event_t *ev);
+static void event_notify_enter(xcb_generic_event_t *ev);
+static void event_notify_motion(xcb_generic_event_t *ev);
+
 void (*events[XCB_NO_OPERATION])(xcb_generic_event_t *) = {
-    [0] = 0, /* dummy for now */
-    /* [XCB_BUTTON_PRESS]      = event_button_press, */
-    /* [XCB_BUTTON_RELEASE]    = event_button_release, */
-    /* [XCB_CONFIGURE_REQUEST] = event_configure_request, */
-    /* [XCB_KEY_PRESS]         = event_key_press, */
-    /* [XCB_CREATE_NOTIFY]     = event_notify_create, */
-    /* [XCB_DESTROY_NOTIFY]    = event_notify_destroy, */
-    /* [XCB_ENTER_NOTIFY]      = event_notify_enter, */
-    /* [XCB_MOTION_NOTIFY]     = event_notify_motion */
+    [XCB_BUTTON_PRESS]      = event_button_press,
+    [XCB_BUTTON_RELEASE]    = event_button_release,
+    [XCB_CONFIGURE_REQUEST] = event_configure_request,
+    [XCB_KEY_PRESS]         = event_key_press,
+    [XCB_CREATE_NOTIFY]     = event_notify_create,
+    [XCB_DESTROY_NOTIFY]    = event_notify_destroy,
+    [XCB_ENTER_NOTIFY]      = event_notify_enter,
+    [XCB_MOTION_NOTIFY]     = event_notify_motion
 };
 
+/* todo */
+static void event_button_press(xcb_generic_event_t *ev) { }
+static void event_button_release(xcb_generic_event_t *ev) { }
+static void event_configure_request(xcb_generic_event_t *ev) { }
+static void event_key_press(xcb_generic_event_t *ev) { }
+static void event_notify_create(xcb_generic_event_t *ev) { }
+static void event_notify_destroy(xcb_generic_event_t *ev) { }
+static void event_notify_enter(xcb_generic_event_t *ev) { }
+static void event_notify_motion(xcb_generic_event_t *ev) { }
+
 static void init_wm(void) {
     uint32_t values[2];