diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8546968..f047ea4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
+<a name="v0.8.4"></a>
+### v0.8.4 - 2019-12-16
+- fix a compilation problem on windows (see https://github.com/Canop/termimad/issues/13#issuecomment-565848039)
+
 <a name="v0.8.3"></a>
 ### v0.8.3 - 2019-12-15
 - port to crossterm 0.14
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 87bd8d2..c911295 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "termimad"
-version = "0.8.3"
+version = "0.8.4"
 authors = ["dystroy <denys.seguret@gmail.com>"]
 repository = "https://github.com/Canop/termimad"
 description = "Markdown Renderer for the Terminal"
diff --git a/src/compound_style.rs b/src/compound_style.rs
index 2bf1824..8f3998f 100644
--- a/src/compound_style.rs
+++ b/src/compound_style.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
-use std::fmt::{self, Display};
 
-use crossterm::{
-    queue,
-    style::{
-        Attribute, Color, ContentStyle, PrintStyledContent, SetBackgroundColor, SetForegroundColor,
-        StyledContent,
+use {
+    crate::{errors::Result, styled_char::StyledChar},
+    crossterm::{
+        QueueableCommand,
+        style::{
+            Attribute, Color, ContentStyle, PrintStyledContent, SetBackgroundColor, SetForegroundColor,
+            StyledContent,
+        },
     },
+    std::fmt::{self, Display},
 };
 
-use crate::{errors::Result, styled_char::StyledChar};
 
 /// A style which may be applied to a compound
 #[derive(Default, Clone)]
@@ -24,9 +26,9 @@ impl From<ContentStyle> for CompoundStyle {
 
 impl CompoundStyle {
     /// Apply an `StyledContent` to the passed displayable object.
-    pub fn apply_to<D: Display>(&self, val: D) -> StyledContent<D>
+    pub fn apply_to<D>(&self, val: D) -> StyledContent<D>
     where
-        D: Clone,
+        D: Clone + Display,
     {
         self.object_style.apply(val)
     }
@@ -146,7 +148,8 @@ impl CompoundStyle {
         D: Clone + Display,
         W: std::io::Write,
     {
-        Ok(queue!(w, PrintStyledContent(self.apply_to(val)))?)
+        w.queue(PrintStyledContent(self.apply_to(val)))?;
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     /// write the string with this style on the given
@@ -163,7 +166,7 @@ impl CompoundStyle {
         W: std::io::Write,
     {
         if let Some(fg) = self.object_style.foreground_color {
-            queue!(w, SetForegroundColor(fg))?;
+            w.queue(SetForegroundColor(fg))?;
         }
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -173,7 +176,7 @@ impl CompoundStyle {
         W: std::io::Write,
     {
         if let Some(bg) = self.object_style.background_color {
-            queue!(w, SetBackgroundColor(bg))?;
+            w.queue(SetBackgroundColor(bg))?;
         }
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/src/events/event.rs b/src/events/event.rs
index 3838ec6..86dce05 100644
--- a/src/events/event.rs
+++ b/src/events/event.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
-use crossterm;
+use crossterm::{
+    self,
+    event::{
+        KeyCode, KeyModifiers,
+    },
+};
 
 /// a valid user event
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum Event {
 
     Key(crossterm::event::KeyEvent),
@@ -50,5 +55,22 @@ impl Event {
             _ => None,
         }
     }
+    pub const fn crtl_key(code: KeyCode) -> Self {
+        Event::Key(
+            crossterm::event::KeyEvent {
+                code,
+                modifiers: KeyModifiers::CONTROL,
+            }
+        )
+    }
+    pub const fn simple_key(code: KeyCode) -> Self {
+        Event::Key(
+            crossterm::event::KeyEvent {
+                code,
+                modifiers: KeyModifiers::empty(),
+            }
+        )
+    }
 }
 
+
diff --git a/src/styled_char.rs b/src/styled_char.rs
index 5d65b86..b8a70d8 100644
--- a/src/styled_char.rs
+++ b/src/styled_char.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
-use std::fmt::{self, Display};
-
-use crossterm::{
-    queue,
-    style::{Color, PrintStyledContent, StyledContent},
+use {
+    crate::{
+        compound_style::CompoundStyle,
+        errors::Result,
+    },
+    crossterm::{
+        QueueableCommand,
+        style::{Color, PrintStyledContent, StyledContent},
+    },
+    std::fmt::{self, Display},
 };
 
-use crate::compound_style::CompoundStyle;
-use crate::errors::Result;
-
 /// A modifiable character which can be easily written or repeated. Can
 /// be used for bullets, horizontal rules or quote marks.
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -66,7 +68,8 @@ impl StyledChar {
     where
         W: std::io::Write,
     {
-        Ok(queue!(w, PrintStyledContent(self.styled_char.clone()))?)
+        w.queue(PrintStyledContent(self.styled_char.clone()))?;
+        Ok(())
     }
 }