diff --git a/HTMLparser.c b/HTMLparser.c
index 66ff17bb..4d366175 100644
--- a/HTMLparser.c
+++ b/HTMLparser.c
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
 #include <libxml/globals.h>
 #include <libxml/uri.h>
 
+#include "buf.h"
+#include "enc.h"
+
 #define HTML_MAX_NAMELEN 1000
 #define HTML_PARSER_BIG_BUFFER_SIZE 1000
 #define HTML_PARSER_BUFFER_SIZE 100
@@ -3509,19 +3512,16 @@ htmlCheckEncodingDirect(htmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt, const xmlChar *encoding) {
 	     * convert as much as possible to the parser reading buffer.
 	     */
 	    processed = ctxt->input->cur - ctxt->input->base;
-	    xmlBufferShrink(ctxt->input->buf->buffer, processed);
-	    nbchars = xmlCharEncInFunc(ctxt->input->buf->encoder,
-		                       ctxt->input->buf->buffer,
-				       ctxt->input->buf->raw);
+	    xmlBufShrink(ctxt->input->buf->buffer, processed);
+	    nbchars = xmlCharEncInput(ctxt->input->buf);
 	    if (nbchars < 0) {
 		htmlParseErr(ctxt, XML_ERR_INVALID_ENCODING,
 		             "htmlCheckEncoding: encoder error\n",
 			     NULL, NULL);
 	    }
 	    ctxt->input->base =
-	    ctxt->input->cur = ctxt->input->buf->buffer->content;
-            ctxt->input->end =
-                          &ctxt->input->base[ctxt->input->buf->buffer->use];
+	    ctxt->input->cur = xmlBufContent(ctxt->input->buf->buffer);
+            ctxt->input->end = xmlBufEnd(ctxt->input->buf->buffer);
 	}
     }
 }
@@ -4906,9 +4906,9 @@ htmlCreateMemoryParserCtxt(const char *buffer, int size) {
 
     input->filename = NULL;
     input->buf = buf;
-    input->base = input->buf->buffer->content;
-    input->cur = input->buf->buffer->content;
-    input->end = &input->buf->buffer->content[input->buf->buffer->use];
+    input->cur =
+    input->base = xmlBufContent(input->buf->buffer);
+    input->end = xmlBufEnd(input->buf->buffer);
 
     inputPush(ctxt, input);
     return(ctxt);
@@ -5025,8 +5025,8 @@ htmlParseLookupSequence(htmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt, xmlChar first,
         buf = in->base;
         len = in->length;
     } else {
-        buf = in->buf->buffer->content;
-        len = in->buf->buffer->use;
+        buf = xmlBufContent(in->buf->buffer);
+        len = xmlBufUse(in->buf->buffer);
     }
 
     /* take into account the sequence length */
@@ -5152,8 +5152,8 @@ htmlParseLookupChars(htmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt, const xmlChar * stop,
         buf = in->base;
         len = in->length;
     } else {
-        buf = in->buf->buffer->content;
-        len = in->buf->buffer->use;
+        buf = xmlBufContent(in->buf->buffer);
+        len = xmlBufUse(in->buf->buffer);
     }
 
     for (; base < len; base++) {
@@ -5264,7 +5264,7 @@ htmlParseTryOrFinish(htmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt, int terminate) {
 	if (in->buf == NULL)
 	    avail = in->length - (in->cur - in->base);
 	else
-	    avail = in->buf->buffer->use - (in->cur - in->base);
+	    avail = xmlBufUse(in->buf->buffer) - (in->cur - in->base);
 	if ((avail == 0) && (terminate)) {
 	    htmlAutoCloseOnEnd(ctxt);
 	    if ((ctxt->nameNr == 0) && (ctxt->instate != XML_PARSER_EOF)) {
@@ -5300,7 +5300,7 @@ htmlParseTryOrFinish(htmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt, int terminate) {
 		    if (in->buf == NULL)
 			avail = in->length - (in->cur - in->base);
 		    else
-			avail = in->buf->buffer->use - (in->cur - in->base);
+			avail = xmlBufUse(in->buf->buffer) - (in->cur - in->base);
 		}
 		if ((ctxt->sax) && (ctxt->sax->setDocumentLocator))
 		    ctxt->sax->setDocumentLocator(ctxt->userData,
@@ -5342,7 +5342,7 @@ htmlParseTryOrFinish(htmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt, int terminate) {
 		if (in->buf == NULL)
 		    avail = in->length - (in->cur - in->base);
 		else
-		    avail = in->buf->buffer->use - (in->cur - in->base);
+		    avail = xmlBufUse(in->buf->buffer) - (in->cur - in->base);
 		/*
 		 * no chars in buffer
 		 */
@@ -5415,7 +5415,7 @@ htmlParseTryOrFinish(htmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt, int terminate) {
 		if (in->buf == NULL)
 		    avail = in->length - (in->cur - in->base);
 		else
-		    avail = in->buf->buffer->use - (in->cur - in->base);
+		    avail = xmlBufUse(in->buf->buffer) - (in->cur - in->base);
 		if (avail < 2)
 		    goto done;
 		cur = in->cur[0];
@@ -5456,7 +5456,7 @@ htmlParseTryOrFinish(htmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt, int terminate) {
 		if (in->buf == NULL)
 		    avail = in->length - (in->cur - in->base);
 		else
-		    avail = in->buf->buffer->use - (in->cur - in->base);
+		    avail = xmlBufUse(in->buf->buffer) - (in->cur - in->base);
 		if (avail < 1)
 		    goto done;
 		cur = in->cur[0];
@@ -5979,7 +5979,7 @@ htmlParseChunk(htmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt, const char *chunk, int size,
     }
     if ((size > 0) && (chunk != NULL) && (ctxt->input != NULL) &&
         (ctxt->input->buf != NULL) && (ctxt->instate != XML_PARSER_EOF))  {
-	int base = ctxt->input->base - ctxt->input->buf->buffer->content;
+	int base = ctxt->input->base - xmlBufContent(ctxt->input->buf->buffer);
 	int cur = ctxt->input->cur - ctxt->input->base;
 	int res;
 
@@ -5989,10 +5989,9 @@ htmlParseChunk(htmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt, const char *chunk, int size,
 	    ctxt->disableSAX = 1;
 	    return (XML_PARSER_EOF);
 	}
-	ctxt->input->base = ctxt->input->buf->buffer->content + base;
+	ctxt->input->base = xmlBufContent(ctxt->input->buf->buffer) + base;
 	ctxt->input->cur = ctxt->input->base + cur;
-	ctxt->input->end =
-	  &ctxt->input->buf->buffer->content[ctxt->input->buf->buffer->use];
+	ctxt->input->end = xmlBufEnd(ctxt->input->buf->buffer);
 #ifdef DEBUG_PUSH
 	xmlGenericError(xmlGenericErrorContext, "HPP: pushed %d\n", size);
 #endif
@@ -6008,7 +6007,7 @@ htmlParseChunk(htmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt, const char *chunk, int size,
 		    (in->raw != NULL)) {
 		int nbchars;
 
-		nbchars = xmlCharEncInFunc(in->encoder, in->buffer, in->raw);
+		nbchars = xmlCharEncInput(in);
 		if (nbchars < 0) {
 		    htmlParseErr(ctxt, XML_ERR_INVALID_ENCODING,
 			         "encoder error\n", NULL, NULL);
@@ -6107,24 +6106,22 @@ htmlCreatePushParserCtxt(htmlSAXHandlerPtr sax, void *user_data,
 	inputStream->filename = (char *)
 	    xmlCanonicPath((const xmlChar *) filename);
     inputStream->buf = buf;
-    inputStream->base = inputStream->buf->buffer->content;
-    inputStream->cur = inputStream->buf->buffer->content;
-    inputStream->end =
-	&inputStream->buf->buffer->content[inputStream->buf->buffer->use];
+    inputStream->cur =
+    inputStream->base = xmlBufContent(buf->buffer);
+    inputStream->end = xmlBufEnd(buf->buffer);
 
     inputPush(ctxt, inputStream);
 
     if ((size > 0) && (chunk != NULL) && (ctxt->input != NULL) &&
         (ctxt->input->buf != NULL))  {
-	int base = ctxt->input->base - ctxt->input->buf->buffer->content;
+	int base = ctxt->input->base - xmlBufContent(ctxt->input->buf->buffer);
 	int cur = ctxt->input->cur - ctxt->input->base;
 
 	xmlParserInputBufferPush(ctxt->input->buf, size, chunk);
 
-	ctxt->input->base = ctxt->input->buf->buffer->content + base;
+	ctxt->input->base = xmlBufContent(ctxt->input->buf->buffer) + base;
 	ctxt->input->cur = ctxt->input->base + cur;
-	ctxt->input->end =
-	    &ctxt->input->buf->buffer->content[ctxt->input->buf->buffer->use];
+	ctxt->input->end = xmlBufEnd(ctxt->input->buf->buffer);
 #ifdef DEBUG_PUSH
 	xmlGenericError(xmlGenericErrorContext, "HPP: pushed %d\n", size);
 #endif