diff --git a/doc/man/man3/notcurses.3.md b/doc/man/man3/notcurses.3.md
index 2401ded1b7..fdc683c6f5 100644
--- a/doc/man/man3/notcurses.3.md
+++ b/doc/man/man3/notcurses.3.md
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ A few high-level widgets are included, all built atop ncplanes:
 * **notcurses_menu(3)** for menu bars at the top or bottom of the screen
 * **notcurses_multiselector(3)** for selecting one or more items from a set
 * **notcurses_plot(3)** for drawing histograms and lineplots
+* **notcurses_reader(3)** for free-form input data
 * **notcurses_reel(3)** for hierarchal display of data
 * **notcurses_selector(3)** for selecting one item from a set
 
diff --git a/python/src/notcurses/build_notcurses.py b/python/src/notcurses/build_notcurses.py
index 6612983623..f205ba4d0f 100644
--- a/python/src/notcurses/build_notcurses.py
+++ b/python/src/notcurses/build_notcurses.py
@@ -323,8 +323,8 @@
   ncblitter_e blitter;
   uint64_t flags;
 };
-struct ncplane* ncblit_bgrx(const void* data, int linesize, const struct ncvisual_options *vopts);
-struct ncplane* ncblit_rgba(const void* data, int linesize, const struct ncvisual_options *vopts);
+int ncblit_bgrx(const void* data, int linesize, const struct ncvisual_options *vopts);
+int ncblit_rgba(const void* data, int linesize, const struct ncvisual_options *vopts);
 struct ncselector_item {
   char* option;
   char* desc;
diff --git a/src/poc/rotator.c b/src/poc/rotator.c
index 875e3ee297..efb68dd212 100644
--- a/src/poc/rotator.c
+++ b/src/poc/rotator.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ rotate_grad(struct notcurses* nc){
     .leny = dimy * 2,
     .lenx = dimx,
   };
-  if(ncblit_rgba(rgba, dimx * 4, &vopts) == NULL){
+  if(ncblit_rgba(rgba, dimx * 4, &vopts) < 0){
     free(rgba);
     return -1;
   }
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ rotate(struct notcurses* nc){
     .x = XSIZE,
     .n = n,
   };
-  if(ncblit_rgba(rgba, XSIZE * 4, &vopts) == NULL){
+  if(ncblit_rgba(rgba, XSIZE * 4, &vopts) < 0){
     free(rgba);
     return -1;
   }