diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4cdc191..e65cdcc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ type DialogueManager   = Manager[Dialogue]
 type ScriptManager     = Manager[Script]
 type AssetManager      = Manager[Asset]
 type VerbManager       = Manager[Verb]
-type UIManager         = Manager[Widget]
+type WidgetManager     = Manager[Widget]
 type ThemeManager      = Manager[Theme]
 ```
 
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ type Game struct {
     ScriptManager    *ScriptManager
     AssetManager     *AssetManager
     VerbManager      *VerbManager
-    UIManager        *UIManager
+    WidgetManager    *WidgetManager
     ThemeManager     *ThemeManager
 
     // exits
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ Initialises every manager (empty), registers the default SCUMM verb set
 (`look`, `use`, `talk`, `take`), installs all four preset themes, and
 selects `classic-scumm` as the active theme. Widgets are **not**
 auto-registered — call `RegisterDefaultUI(g)` (or one of its siblings)
-explicitly, or let `Run` install the default set if `UIManager` is empty.
+explicitly, or let `Run` install the default set if `WidgetManager` is empty.
 
 The manager fields are ordinary `*Manager` values, so a domain that keeps its
 own registries can **assign them onto the Game** instead of copying every entry
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ could be used by triggers once those land.
 
 ## 10. The widget system
 
-The HUD is a tree of `Widget`s, each registered into `g.UIManager`. The
+The HUD is a tree of `Widget`s, each registered into `g.WidgetManager`. The
 library ships built-in widgets for every classic adventure UI piece;
 domain code can register arbitrary new ones — chat panels, minimaps,
 hotbars — without touching the library.
@@ -1352,7 +1352,7 @@ func (m *Minimap) Draw(dst *ebiten.Image, ctx *inkwell.UICtx) {
     // ... render scene thumbnail, mark NPCs, etc.
 }
 
-g.UIManager.Register(&Minimap{
+g.WidgetManager.Register(&Minimap{
     Name:   "minimap",
     Bounds: inkwell.Rect(220, 4, 96, 56),
 })
@@ -1554,7 +1554,7 @@ func Run(g *Game) error                          // toplevel — same as g.Run()
 1. `g.Audio.attach(g.AssetManager)` — wire the audio player to whichever
    asset registry the game is carrying by now.
 2. `g.Validate()` — cross-check name references between managers.
-3. If `UIManager` is empty, call `RegisterDefaultUI(g)`.
+3. If `WidgetManager` is empty, call `RegisterDefaultUI(g)`.
 4. Place the start scene directly (no transition), bump
    `State.NoteVisit`, position registered actors, kick off music.
 5. Compose `Seq(scene.OnEnter, OnStart script, OnFinale script)` and queue
@@ -1575,7 +1575,7 @@ if scriptRunner != nil:
     return
 
 clear hoverLabel
-for w in reversed(UIManager):
+for w in reversed(WidgetManager):
     w.Tick(uictx)        // widgets consume input top-down
 
 handleSceneInput()       // hotspot resolution + right-click reset
@@ -1589,7 +1589,7 @@ fill Theme.SceneBackdrop (if any)
 draw scene background image
 for c in characters sorted by Y:
     drawCharacter(c)
-for w in UIManager (registration order):
+for w in WidgetManager (registration order):
     w.Draw(screen, uictx)
 draw transition overlay
 ```
@@ -1845,7 +1845,7 @@ inkwell/                            # module git.teletypegames.org/games/inkwell
 ├── input.def.go                   # Input (consume-on-use)
 │
 ├── ui.widget.go                   # Widget interface, UICtx, Size, Align
-├── ui.manager.go                  # UIManager alias + reversed/ordered iterators
+├── ui.manager.go                  # WidgetManager alias + reversed/ordered iterators
 ├── ui.theme.go                    # Theme + ThemeManager
 ├── ui.theme_presets.go            # 4 preset themes
 ├── ui.defaults.go                 # RegisterDefaultUI/RadialVerbUI/RichUI
diff --git a/core.dsl.go b/core.dsl.go
index 691c145..4ad2a8a 100644
--- a/core.dsl.go
+++ b/core.dsl.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func Run(g *Game) error {
 	}
 	// If the domain didn't register any widgets, fall back to the SCUMM
 	// preset so the game is still playable.
-	if g.UIManager.Len() == 0 {
+	if g.WidgetManager.Len() == 0 {
 		RegisterDefaultUI(g)
 	}
 
diff --git a/core.engine.go b/core.engine.go
index 7e90a96..7a194ec 100644
--- a/core.engine.go
+++ b/core.engine.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (e *engine) Update() error {
 	// Top-down input: the widget drawn last (= registered last) gets the
 	// click first, then the next-to-last, etc. A widget signals "I took it"
 	// via g.Input.ConsumeLeft / ConsumeRight.
-	for _, w := range reversedWidgets(g.UIManager) {
+	for _, w := range reversedWidgets(g.WidgetManager) {
 		w.Tick(uictx)
 	}
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func (e *engine) Draw(screen *ebiten.Image) {
 
 	// widgets in registration order
 	uictx := &UICtx{Game: g, DT: 1.0 / 60.0}
-	for _, w := range orderedWidgets(g.UIManager) {
+	for _, w := range orderedWidgets(g.WidgetManager) {
 		w.Draw(screen, uictx)
 	}
 
diff --git a/core.game.go b/core.game.go
index f8d0971..33c93dd 100644
--- a/core.game.go
+++ b/core.game.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ type Game struct {
 	ScriptManager    *ScriptManager
 	AssetManager     *AssetManager
 	VerbManager      *VerbManager
-	UIManager        *UIManager
+	WidgetManager    *WidgetManager
 	ThemeManager     *ThemeManager
 
 	// SceneRect is the part of the window the picture occupies. Zero means
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func NewGame(title string, w, h int) *Game {
 		ScriptManager:    NewManager[Script](),
 		AssetManager:     NewManager[Asset](),
 		VerbManager:      NewManager[Verb](),
-		UIManager:        NewManager[Widget](),
+		WidgetManager:    NewManager[Widget](),
 		ThemeManager:     NewManager[Theme](),
 		State:            NewState(),
 		Inventory:        NewInventory(),
diff --git a/ui.defaults.go b/ui.defaults.go
index 7d7a9b0..a246041 100644
--- a/ui.defaults.go
+++ b/ui.defaults.go
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 package inkwell
 
-// RegisterDefaultUI installs the SCUMM-style HUD widgets into g.UIManager
+// RegisterDefaultUI installs the SCUMM-style HUD widgets into g.WidgetManager
 // in the conventional Z-order (HotspotDebug at the back, Cursor on top).
 // Domains that want a different layout call this and then either tweak
 // the registered widgets in place or replace them entirely.
 //
 // Layout assumes the default 320×200 internal resolution.
 func RegisterDefaultUI(g *Game) {
-	g.UIManager.Register(&HotspotDebug{Name: "hotspot_debug"})
-	g.UIManager.Register(&VerbBar{
+	g.WidgetManager.Register(&HotspotDebug{Name: "hotspot_debug"})
+	g.WidgetManager.Register(&VerbBar{
 		Name:   "verbs",
 		Origin: Point{X: 4, Y: 152},
 		Cols:   2,
 		Button: Size{W: 60, H: 14},
 	})
-	g.UIManager.Register(&InventoryBar{
+	g.WidgetManager.Register(&InventoryBar{
 		Name:     "inventory",
 		Origin:   Point{X: 132, Y: 152},
 		Slots:    8,
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ func RegisterDefaultUI(g *Game) {
 		SlotSize: 22,
 		Gap:      2,
 	})
-	g.UIManager.Register(&StatusLine{Name: "status", Y: 142, Align: AlignCenter})
-	g.UIManager.Register(&SpeechBubble{Name: "speech", MaxWidth: 200, Padding: 3, OffsetY: 4, FallbackY: 14})
-	g.UIManager.Register(&DialogBox{Name: "dialog", Bounds: Rect(0, 140, float64(g.Width), 60), LineHeight: 14, Padding: 6})
-	g.UIManager.Register(&EndCard{Name: "endcard"})
-	g.UIManager.Register(&Cursor{Name: "cursor"})
+	g.WidgetManager.Register(&StatusLine{Name: "status", Y: 142, Align: AlignCenter})
+	g.WidgetManager.Register(&SpeechBubble{Name: "speech", MaxWidth: 200, Padding: 3, OffsetY: 4, FallbackY: 14})
+	g.WidgetManager.Register(&DialogBox{Name: "dialog", Bounds: Rect(0, 140, float64(g.Width), 60), LineHeight: 14, Padding: 6})
+	g.WidgetManager.Register(&EndCard{Name: "endcard"})
+	g.WidgetManager.Register(&Cursor{Name: "cursor"})
 }
 
 // RegisterRichUI installs a "story-rich" HUD that matches the layout of
@@ -39,15 +39,15 @@ func RegisterDefaultUI(g *Game) {
 // PlayerName / NPCName correspond to registered characters. Pass "" for
 // NPCName to skip the NPC panel.
 func RegisterRichUI(g *Game, playerName, npcName string) {
-	g.UIManager.Register(&TopBar{
+	g.WidgetManager.Register(&TopBar{
 		Name:     "topbar",
 		Height:   12,
 		ScoreVar: "score", ScoreMax: 100,
 		TimeVar: "time",
 	})
-	g.UIManager.Register(&HotspotDebug{Name: "hotspot_debug"})
+	g.WidgetManager.Register(&HotspotDebug{Name: "hotspot_debug"})
 	if playerName != "" {
-		g.UIManager.Register(&CharacterPanel{
+		g.WidgetManager.Register(&CharacterPanel{
 			Name:      "panel_player",
 			Bounds:    Rect(2, 14, 92, 36),
 			Character: playerName,
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func RegisterRichUI(g *Game, playerName, npcName string) {
 		})
 	}
 	if npcName != "" {
-		g.UIManager.Register(&CharacterPanel{
+		g.WidgetManager.Register(&CharacterPanel{
 			Name:      "panel_npc",
 			Bounds:    Rect(180, 14, 92, 36),
 			Character: npcName,
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func RegisterRichUI(g *Game, playerName, npcName string) {
 			},
 		})
 	}
-	g.UIManager.Register(&InventoryBar{
+	g.WidgetManager.Register(&InventoryBar{
 		Name:     "inventory",
 		Origin:   Point{X: 4, Y: 188},
 		Slots:    8,
@@ -78,14 +78,14 @@ func RegisterRichUI(g *Game, playerName, npcName string) {
 		SlotSize: 10,
 		Gap:      1,
 	})
-	g.UIManager.Register(&ChatLog{
+	g.WidgetManager.Register(&ChatLog{
 		Name:       "chat",
 		Bounds:     Rect(2, 148, 280, 38),
 		LineHeight: 9,
 		Padding:    3,
 		ShowBorder: true,
 	})
-	g.UIManager.Register(&RadialVerbs{
+	g.WidgetManager.Register(&RadialVerbs{
 		Name:          "verbs",
 		AlwaysVisible: true,
 		Center:        Point{X: 282, Y: 90},
@@ -97,18 +97,18 @@ func RegisterRichUI(g *Game, playerName, npcName string) {
 			"take": "Vedd",
 		},
 	})
-	g.UIManager.Register(&SpeechBubble{Name: "speech", MaxWidth: 200, Padding: 3, OffsetY: 4, FallbackY: 18})
-	g.UIManager.Register(&DialogBox{Name: "dialog", Bounds: Rect(0, 90, float64(g.Width), 56), LineHeight: 12, Padding: 6})
-	g.UIManager.Register(&EndCard{Name: "endcard"})
-	g.UIManager.Register(&Cursor{Name: "cursor"})
+	g.WidgetManager.Register(&SpeechBubble{Name: "speech", MaxWidth: 200, Padding: 3, OffsetY: 4, FallbackY: 18})
+	g.WidgetManager.Register(&DialogBox{Name: "dialog", Bounds: Rect(0, 90, float64(g.Width), 56), LineHeight: 12, Padding: 6})
+	g.WidgetManager.Register(&EndCard{Name: "endcard"})
+	g.WidgetManager.Register(&Cursor{Name: "cursor"})
 }
 
 // RegisterRadialVerbUI installs an alternative HUD that swaps the
 // permanent verb-bar for a verb-coin (right-click radial menu). Inventory,
 // dialog, speech and cursor stay the same.
 func RegisterRadialVerbUI(g *Game) {
-	g.UIManager.Register(&HotspotDebug{Name: "hotspot_debug"})
-	g.UIManager.Register(&InventoryBar{
+	g.WidgetManager.Register(&HotspotDebug{Name: "hotspot_debug"})
+	g.WidgetManager.Register(&InventoryBar{
 		Name:     "inventory",
 		Origin:   Point{X: 4, Y: 178},
 		Slots:    14,
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ func RegisterRadialVerbUI(g *Game) {
 		SlotSize: 22,
 		Gap:      0,
 	})
-	g.UIManager.Register(&StatusLine{Name: "status", Y: 168, Align: AlignCenter})
-	g.UIManager.Register(&SpeechBubble{Name: "speech", MaxWidth: 200, Padding: 3, OffsetY: 4, FallbackY: 14})
-	g.UIManager.Register(&DialogBox{Name: "dialog", Bounds: Rect(0, 140, float64(g.Width), 60), LineHeight: 14, Padding: 6})
-	g.UIManager.Register(&RadialVerbs{Name: "verbs", Trigger: MouseButtonRight, Radius: 40})
-	g.UIManager.Register(&EndCard{Name: "endcard"})
-	g.UIManager.Register(&Cursor{Name: "cursor"})
+	g.WidgetManager.Register(&StatusLine{Name: "status", Y: 168, Align: AlignCenter})
+	g.WidgetManager.Register(&SpeechBubble{Name: "speech", MaxWidth: 200, Padding: 3, OffsetY: 4, FallbackY: 14})
+	g.WidgetManager.Register(&DialogBox{Name: "dialog", Bounds: Rect(0, 140, float64(g.Width), 60), LineHeight: 14, Padding: 6})
+	g.WidgetManager.Register(&RadialVerbs{Name: "verbs", Trigger: MouseButtonRight, Radius: 40})
+	g.WidgetManager.Register(&EndCard{Name: "endcard"})
+	g.WidgetManager.Register(&Cursor{Name: "cursor"})
 }
diff --git a/ui.manager.go b/ui.manager.go
index 65f9889..4c538d5 100644
--- a/ui.manager.go
+++ b/ui.manager.go
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 package inkwell
 
-// UIManager registers Widget instances. Same shape as every other manager.
-type UIManager = Manager[Widget]
+// WidgetManager registers Widget instances. Same shape as every other manager.
+type WidgetManager = Manager[Widget]
 
 // reversedWidgets iterates a manager's contents in reverse registration
 // order — used by the engine for top-down input dispatch (the widget
 // drawn on top gets the click first).
-func reversedWidgets(m *UIManager) []Widget {
+func reversedWidgets(m *WidgetManager) []Widget {
 	all := m.All()
 	out := make([]Widget, len(all))
 	for i, w := range all {
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ func reversedWidgets(m *UIManager) []Widget {
 }
 
 // orderedWidgets iterates in registration order — bottom-up draw.
-func orderedWidgets(m *UIManager) []Widget { return m.All() }
+func orderedWidgets(m *WidgetManager) []Widget { return m.All() }
diff --git a/ui.verb_radial.go b/ui.verb_radial.go
index b41e5a1..dfb183a 100644
--- a/ui.verb_radial.go
+++ b/ui.verb_radial.go
@@ -140,11 +140,11 @@ func (r *RadialVerbs) consumeTrigger(g *Game) {
 // whether its area covers the cursor — so the radial menu doesn't open
 // over an InventoryBar that would also want this click.
 func (r *RadialVerbs) blockedAt(ctx *UICtx, p Point) bool {
-	for _, name := range ctx.Game.UIManager.Names() {
+	for _, name := range ctx.Game.WidgetManager.Names() {
 		if name == r.Name {
 			continue
 		}
-		w := ctx.Game.UIManager.MustGet(name)
+		w := ctx.Game.WidgetManager.MustGet(name)
 		// DialogBox advertises its bounds via clickBlocker even when no
 		// dialog is open, so the verb-coin would refuse to pop up over
 		// scenery that happens to sit under the dialog rect. Skip the