diff --git a/misc.cpp b/misc.cpp
index 6da5a7a..697fce1 100644
--- a/misc.cpp
+++ b/misc.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <system_error>
+#include <imgui.h>
 
 #include "misc.h"
 
@@ -31,3 +32,18 @@ void throw_system_error(const char* what) {
 void throw_system_error(std::string what) {
     throw_system_error(errno, std::move(what));
 }
+
+void ImGui::TextUnformatted(const std::string& str) {
+    ImGui::TextUnformatted(str.data(), &str.data()[str.size()]);
+}
+
+bool ImGui::RedButton(const char* label) {
+    ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_Button, (ImVec4)ImColor::HSV(0.0f, 0.6f, 0.6f));
+    ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_ButtonHovered, (ImVec4)ImColor::HSV(0.0f, 0.7f, 0.7f));
+    ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_ButtonActive, (ImVec4)ImColor::HSV(0.0f, 0.8f, 0.8f));
+
+    int res = ImGui::Button(label);
+
+    ImGui::PopStyleColor(3);
+    return res;
+}
diff --git a/misc.h b/misc.h
index e97db12..46e1b8d 100644
--- a/misc.h
+++ b/misc.h
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <imgui.h>
 #include <string>
 
 std::string quote(const std::string& str);
 void throw_system_error(int err, const char* what);
 void throw_system_error(const char* what);
 void throw_system_error(std::string what);
+
+namespace ImGui {
+    void TextUnformatted(const std::string& str);
+    bool RedButton(const char* text);
+}; // namespace ImGui
diff --git a/windows/logs.cpp b/windows/logs.cpp
index f77a76b..a39e2ba 100644
--- a/windows/logs.cpp
+++ b/windows/logs.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <ctime>
 #include <imgui.h>
 
+#include "../misc.h"
 #include "../log.h"
 #include "logs.h"
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ static inline void render_table(ImFont* monospace_font, bool* autoscrolling) {
 
             ImGui::TableNextRow();
             ImGui::TableSetColumnIndex(0); ImGui::TextUnformatted(time_as_str);
-            ImGui::TableSetColumnIndex(1); ImGui::TextUnformatted(log_entry->message.data(), &log_entry->message.data()[log_entry->message.size()]);
+            ImGui::TableSetColumnIndex(1); ImGui::TextUnformatted(log_entry->message);
         }
     }
     clipper.End();
diff --git a/windows/main.cpp b/windows/main.cpp
index e0d8690..30e66dd 100644
--- a/windows/main.cpp
+++ b/windows/main.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "../misc.h"
 #include "../logcat_entry.h"
 #include "main.h"
 
@@ -34,14 +35,14 @@ static inline void render_table(ImFont* monospace_font, std::vector<LogcatEntry>
             ImGui::TableSetColumnIndex(0); ImGui::TextUnformatted(time_as_str);
             if (logcat_entry->user) {
                 ImGui::TableSetColumnIndex(1);
-                ImGui::TextUnformatted(logcat_entry->user->data(), &logcat_entry->user->data()[logcat_entry->user->size()]);
+                ImGui::TextUnformatted(*logcat_entry->user);
             }
             ImGui::TableSetColumnIndex(2); ImGui::Text("%zu", logcat_entry->pid);
             ImGui::TableSetColumnIndex(3); ImGui::Text("%zu", logcat_entry->tid);
             ImGui::TableSetColumnIndex(4); ImGui::TextUnformatted(buffer_to(logcat_entry->buffer));
             ImGui::TableSetColumnIndex(5); ImGui::TextUnformatted(priority_to(logcat_entry->priority));
-            ImGui::TableSetColumnIndex(6); ImGui::TextUnformatted(logcat_entry->tag.data(), &logcat_entry->tag.data()[logcat_entry->tag.size()]);
-            ImGui::TableSetColumnIndex(7); ImGui::TextUnformatted(logcat_entry->message.data(), &logcat_entry->message.data()[logcat_entry->message.size()]);
+            ImGui::TableSetColumnIndex(6); ImGui::TextUnformatted(logcat_entry->tag);
+            ImGui::TableSetColumnIndex(7); ImGui::TextUnformatted(logcat_entry->message);
         }
     }
     clipper.End();
@@ -77,17 +78,15 @@ void main_window(bool latest_log_entries_read, ImFont* monospace_font,
     }
 
     ImGui::SameLine();
+    bool open_logs;
     if (!latest_log_entries_read) {
-        ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_Button, (ImVec4)ImColor::HSV(0.0f, 0.6f, 0.6f));
-        ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_ButtonHovered, (ImVec4)ImColor::HSV(0.0f, 0.7f, 0.7f));
-        ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_ButtonActive, (ImVec4)ImColor::HSV(0.0f, 0.8f, 0.8f));
+        open_logs = ImGui::RedButton("Logs");
+    } else {
+        open_logs = ImGui::Button("Logs");
     }
-    if (ImGui::Button("Logs")) {
+    if (open_logs) {
         *show_logs_window = true;
     }
-    if (!latest_log_entries_read) {
-        ImGui::PopStyleColor(3);
-    }
 
     ImGui::Separator();
     // copied from imgui/imgui_demo.cpp: [SECTION] Example App: Debug Console / ShowExampleAppConsole()