diff --git a/src/lib.nim b/src/lib.nim
index fb1c383..45584c5 100644
--- a/src/lib.nim
+++ b/src/lib.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import std/[strutils, uri]
+import std/[strutils, uri, macros]
 import std/jsffi except `&`
 import jsconsole
 export jsconsole
@@ -20,26 +20,60 @@ proc currentUri*(): Uri {.inline.} =
 func replace*(c: kstring, sub: string, by = " "): kstring =
   ($c).replace(sub, by).jss
 
+macro kcall*(p: typed) =
+  ## make procedure return another procedure that takes no arguments
+  ##
+  ## used for generating more succint callbacks compatible with karax
+  runnableExamples:
+    proc example(a: string) {.kcall.} =
+      echo a
+    example("hello world")()
+
+  expectKind p, nnkProcDef
+  if p.params[0].kind != nnkEmpty:
+    error "proc must return void"
+  var updated = copy(p)
+  let returnType = nnkProcTy.newTree(nnkFormalParams.newTree(newEmptyNode()), newEmptyNode())
+  updated.params = nnkFormalParams
+    .newTree(returnType)
+    .add(p.params[1 ..^ 1])
+  updated.body = nnkStmtList.newTree(
+    nnkLambda.newTree(
+      newEmptyNode(),
+      newEmptyNode(),
+      newEmptyNode(),
+      nnkFormalParams.newTree(newEmptyNode()),
+      newEmptyNode(),
+      newEmptyNode(),
+      p.body,
+    )
+  )
+  result = nnkStmtList.newTree()
+  result.add updated
+
+
 type
   SortMethod* = enum
     smAlphabetical = "smAlphabetical", smCommitAge = "commit", smVersionAge = "version"
 
-proc setSearchUrl*(searchQuery: kstring, sortMethod = smAlphabetical): proc() =
-  proc() =
-    var 
-      url = currentUri()
-      params: seq[(string, string)]
-    if searchQuery != "":
-      params.add ("query", $searchQuery)
-    if sortMethod != smAlphabetical:
-      params.add ("sort", $sortMethod)
-    url.anchor = "/search"
-    url = url ? params
-    window.history.pushState(js{}, "".jss, url.jss)
-    let d = getVNodeById("search")
-    let node = d.dom
-    scrollIntoView(node)
-    redraw()
+proc setSearchUrl*(
+  searchQuery: kstring,
+  sortMethod = smAlphabetical
+) {.kcall.} =
+  var
+    url = currentUri()
+    params: seq[(string, string)]
+  if searchQuery != "":
+    params.add ("query", $searchQuery)
+  if sortMethod != smAlphabetical:
+    params.add ("sort", $sortMethod)
+  url.anchor = "/search"
+  url = url ? params
+  window.history.pushState(js{}, "".jss, url.jss)
+  let d = getVNodeById("search")
+  let node = d.dom
+  scrollIntoView(node)
+  redraw()
 
 proc getSearchInput*() =
   let searchInput = getVNodeById("search").getInputText
@@ -50,15 +84,13 @@ proc getSearchInput*() =
     )
   setSearchUrl(searchInput, sortMethod)()
 
-
-proc setSearchInput*(q: kstring): proc() =
-  result = proc() =
-    let sortNode = getVNodeById("sort-select")
-    let sortMethod = SortMethod(
-        if sortNode != nil: parseInt($sortNode.getInputText)
-        else: 0
-      )
-    setSearchUrl(q, sortMethod)()
+proc setSearchInput*(q: kstring) {.kcall.} =
+  let sortNode = getVNodeById("sort-select")
+  let sortMethod = SortMethod(
+      if sortNode != nil: parseInt($sortNode.getInputText)
+      else: 0
+    )
+  setSearchUrl(q, sortMethod)()
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/pages/package.nim b/src/pages/package.nim
index ed0a186..a8eecf1 100644
--- a/src/pages/package.nim
+++ b/src/pages/package.nim
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ import ../components/[tag, package]
 import ../lib
 import notfound
 
-proc openLink(link: kstring): proc() =
-  result = proc() =
-    discard open(window, link, "_self")
+proc openLink(link: kstring) {.kcall.} =
+  discard open(window, link, "_self")
 
 proc versionTable(pkg: NimPackage): VNode =
   var versions = pkg.versions
diff --git a/src/pages/search.nim b/src/pages/search.nim
index e28922d..3825182 100644
--- a/src/pages/search.nim
+++ b/src/pages/search.nim
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@ type
 
 var pgCtx = PageContext()
 
-proc scrollToAnchor(a: string): proc() =
-  result = proc() =
-    let d = getVNodeById(a)
-    scrollIntoView(d.dom)
+proc scrollToAnchor(a: string){.kcall.} =
+  let d = getVNodeById(a)
+  scrollIntoView(d.dom)
 
 proc letterlink(activeLinks: seq[char]): VNode = buildHtml:
   tdiv(