2 files changed, 19 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pure/src/widget.rs b/pure/src/widget.rs
index bf63b999..7215e99e 100644
--- a/pure/src/widget.rs
+++ b/pure/src/widget.rs
@@ -71,3 +71,20 @@ pub trait Widget<Message, Renderer> {
         event::Status::Ignored
     }
 }
+
+pub fn column<Message, Renderer>() -> Column<Message, Renderer> {
+    Column::new()
+}
+
+pub fn button<Message, Renderer>(
+    content: impl Into<Element<Message, Renderer>>,
+) -> Button<Message, Renderer> {
+    Button::new(content)
+}
+
+pub fn text<Renderer>(text: impl ToString) -> Text<Renderer>
+where
+    Renderer: iced_native::text::Renderer,
+{
+    Text::new(text)
+}
diff --git a/pure/src/widget/text.rs b/pure/src/widget/text.rs
index e3a7d299..73ff71e2 100644
--- a/pure/src/widget/text.rs
+++ b/pure/src/widget/text.rs
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ where
 
 impl<Renderer: text::Renderer> Text<Renderer> {
     /// Create a new fragment of [`Text`] with the given contents.
-    pub fn new<T: Into<String>>(label: T) -> Self {
+    pub fn new<T: ToString>(label: T) -> Self {
         Text {
-            content: label.into(),
+            content: label.to_string(),
             size: None,
             color: None,
             font: Default::default(),