Unified handle-conversion scheme to
  handle = Ctl.as_Resource(ctl)
  ctl = Ctl.as_Control(handle)
and similarly for List, Menu, TE. The old handle.as_Control() methods are
still there for backward compatability.
diff --git a/Mac/Modules/ctl/Ctlmodule.c b/Mac/Modules/ctl/Ctlmodule.c
index d1deee8..3648a55 100644
--- a/Mac/Modules/ctl/Ctlmodule.c
+++ b/Mac/Modules/ctl/Ctlmodule.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include <Controls.h>
 
 #define as_Control(h) ((ControlHandle)h)
+#define as_Resource(ctl) ((Handle)ctl)
 
 #define resNotFound -192 /* Can't include <Errors.h> because of Python's "errors.h" */
 
@@ -1008,9 +1009,13 @@
 	PyObject *_args;
 {
 	PyObject *_res = NULL;
-
-	return ResObj_New((Handle)_self->ob_itself);
-
+	Handle _rv;
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(_args, ""))
+		return NULL;
+	_rv = as_Resource(_self->ob_itself);
+	_res = Py_BuildValue("O&",
+	                     ResObj_New, _rv);
+	return _res;
 }
 
 static PyObject *CtlObj_DisposeControl(_self, _args)
@@ -1400,7 +1405,7 @@
 	{"GetControlDataSize", (PyCFunction)CtlObj_GetControlDataSize, 1,
 	 "(ControlPartCode inPart, ResType inTagName) -> (Size outMaxSize)"},
 	{"as_Resource", (PyCFunction)CtlObj_as_Resource, 1,
-	 "Return this Control as a Resource"},
+	 "() -> (Handle _rv)"},
 	{"DisposeControl", (PyCFunction)CtlObj_DisposeControl, 1,
 	 "() -> None"},
 	{"TrackControl", (PyCFunction)CtlObj_TrackControl, 1,
diff --git a/Mac/Modules/ctl/ctledit.py b/Mac/Modules/ctl/ctledit.py
index 97534e2..ea433e5 100644
--- a/Mac/Modules/ctl/ctledit.py
+++ b/Mac/Modules/ctl/ctledit.py
@@ -2,13 +2,7 @@
 	(Handle, 'h', InMode))
 functions.append(f)
 
-as_resource_body = """
-return ResObj_New((Handle)_self->ob_itself);
-"""
-
-f = ManualGenerator("as_Resource", as_resource_body)
-f.docstring = lambda : "Return this Control as a Resource"
-
+f = Method(Handle, 'as_Resource', (ControlHandle, 'ctl', InMode))
 methods.append(f)
 
 DisposeControl_body = """
diff --git a/Mac/Modules/ctl/ctlsupport.py b/Mac/Modules/ctl/ctlsupport.py
index 4a4620f..8ac9d5c 100644
--- a/Mac/Modules/ctl/ctlsupport.py
+++ b/Mac/Modules/ctl/ctlsupport.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include <%s>""" % MACHEADERFILE + """
 
 #define as_Control(h) ((ControlHandle)h)
+#define as_Resource(ctl) ((Handle)ctl)
 
 #define resNotFound -192 /* Can't include <Errors.h> because of Python's "errors.h" */
 
diff --git a/Mac/Modules/list/Listmodule.c b/Mac/Modules/list/Listmodule.c
index 5d934bf..c9091e6 100644
--- a/Mac/Modules/list/Listmodule.c
+++ b/Mac/Modules/list/Listmodule.c
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
 
 #include <Lists.h>
 
+#define as_List(x) ((ListHandle)x)
+#define as_Resource(lh) ((Handle)lh)
+
 static PyObject *List_Error;
 
 /* ------------------------ Object type List ------------------------ */
@@ -506,6 +509,20 @@
 	return _res;
 }
 
+static PyObject *ListObj_as_Resource(_self, _args)
+	ListObject *_self;
+	PyObject *_args;
+{
+	PyObject *_res = NULL;
+	Handle _rv;
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(_args, ""))
+		return NULL;
+	_rv = as_Resource(_self->ob_itself);
+	_res = Py_BuildValue("O&",
+	                     ResObj_New, _rv);
+	return _res;
+}
+
 static PyMethodDef ListObj_methods[] = {
 	{"LAddColumn", (PyCFunction)ListObj_LAddColumn, 1,
 	 "(short count, short colNum) -> (short _rv)"},
@@ -551,6 +568,8 @@
 	 "(Boolean setIt, Point theCell) -> None"},
 	{"LDraw", (PyCFunction)ListObj_LDraw, 1,
 	 "(Point theCell) -> None"},
+	{"as_Resource", (PyCFunction)ListObj_as_Resource, 1,
+	 "() -> (Handle _rv)"},
 	{NULL, NULL, 0}
 };
 
@@ -662,9 +681,27 @@
 	return _res;
 }
 
+static PyObject *List_as_List(_self, _args)
+	PyObject *_self;
+	PyObject *_args;
+{
+	PyObject *_res = NULL;
+	ListHandle _rv;
+	Handle h;
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(_args, "O&",
+	                      ResObj_Convert, &h))
+		return NULL;
+	_rv = as_List(h);
+	_res = Py_BuildValue("O&",
+	                     ListObj_New, _rv);
+	return _res;
+}
+
 static PyMethodDef List_methods[] = {
 	{"LNew", (PyCFunction)List_LNew, 1,
 	 "(Rect rView, Rect dataBounds, Point cSize, short theProc, WindowPtr theWindow, Boolean drawIt, Boolean hasGrow, Boolean scrollHoriz, Boolean scrollVert) -> (ListHandle _rv)"},
+	{"as_List", (PyCFunction)List_as_List, 1,
+	 "(Handle h) -> (ListHandle _rv)"},
 	{NULL, NULL, 0}
 };
 
diff --git a/Mac/Modules/list/listsupport.py b/Mac/Modules/list/listsupport.py
index 686875d..4fd7d7e 100644
--- a/Mac/Modules/list/listsupport.py
+++ b/Mac/Modules/list/listsupport.py
@@ -27,10 +27,13 @@
 InBufferShortsize = VarInputBufferType('char', 'short', 's')		# (buf, len)
 
 RgnHandle = OpaqueByValueType("RgnHandle", "ResObj")
-
+Handle = OpaqueByValueType("Handle", "ResObj")
 
 includestuff = includestuff + """
 #include <%s>""" % MACHEADERFILE + """
+
+#define as_List(x) ((ListHandle)x)
+#define as_Resource(lh) ((Handle)lh)
 """
 
 class ListMethodGenerator(MethodGenerator):
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@
 		
 	def outputSetattr(self):
 		Output(setattrCode)
-
+		
 # From here on it's basically all boiler plate...
 
 # Create the generator groups and link them
@@ -110,6 +113,13 @@
 methods = []
 execfile(INPUTFILE)
 
+# Function to convert any handle to a list and vv.
+f = Function(ListHandle, 'as_List', (Handle, 'h', InMode))
+functions.append(f)
+
+f = Method(Handle, 'as_Resource', (ListHandle, 'lh', InMode))
+methods.append(f)
+
 # add the populated lists to the generator groups
 # (in a different wordl the scan program would generate this)
 for f in functions: module.add(f)
diff --git a/Mac/Modules/menu/Menumodule.c b/Mac/Modules/menu/Menumodule.c
index 52308b7..e40ace7 100644
--- a/Mac/Modules/menu/Menumodule.c
+++ b/Mac/Modules/menu/Menumodule.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #define resNotFound -192 /* Can't include <Errors.h> because of Python's "errors.h" */
 
 #define as_Menu(h) ((MenuHandle)h)
+#define as_Resource(h) ((Handle)h)
 
 static PyObject *Menu_Error;
 
@@ -1123,9 +1124,13 @@
 	PyObject *_args;
 {
 	PyObject *_res = NULL;
-
-	return ResObj_New((Handle)_self->ob_itself);
-
+	Handle _rv;
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(_args, ""))
+		return NULL;
+	_rv = as_Resource(_self->ob_itself);
+	_res = Py_BuildValue("O&",
+	                     ResObj_New, _rv);
+	return _res;
 }
 
 static PyObject *MenuObj_AppendMenu(_self, _args)
@@ -1291,7 +1296,7 @@
 	{"IsMenuItemIconEnabled", (PyCFunction)MenuObj_IsMenuItemIconEnabled, 1,
 	 "(UInt16 item) -> (Boolean _rv)"},
 	{"as_Resource", (PyCFunction)MenuObj_as_Resource, 1,
-	 "Return this Menu as a Resource"},
+	 "() -> (Handle _rv)"},
 	{"AppendMenu", (PyCFunction)MenuObj_AppendMenu, 1,
 	 "(Str255 data) -> None"},
 	{"InsertMenu", (PyCFunction)MenuObj_InsertMenu, 1,
diff --git a/Mac/Modules/menu/menuedit.py b/Mac/Modules/menu/menuedit.py
index 8e7d12b..5409663 100644
--- a/Mac/Modules/menu/menuedit.py
+++ b/Mac/Modules/menu/menuedit.py
@@ -3,17 +3,10 @@
 )
 functions.append(f)
 
-f = Function(MenuHandle, 'as_Menu',
-	(Handle, 'h', InMode))
+f = Function(MenuHandle, 'as_Menu', (Handle, 'h', InMode))
 functions.append(f)
 
-as_resource_body = """
-return ResObj_New((Handle)_self->ob_itself);
-"""
-
-f = ManualGenerator("as_Resource", as_resource_body)
-f.docstring = lambda : "Return this Menu as a Resource"
-
+f = Method(Handle, 'as_Resource', (MenuHandle, 'h', InMode))
 methods.append(f)
 
 # The following have "Mac" prepended to their names in the include file
diff --git a/Mac/Modules/menu/menusupport.py b/Mac/Modules/menu/menusupport.py
index 6424ed9..b706a36 100644
--- a/Mac/Modules/menu/menusupport.py
+++ b/Mac/Modules/menu/menusupport.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 MenuHandle = OpaqueByValueType(OBJECTTYPE, OBJECTPREFIX)
 MenuRef = MenuHandle
+Handle = OpaqueByValueType("Handle", "ResObj")
 
 unsigned_char = Type('unsigned char', 'b')
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@
 #define resNotFound -192 /* Can't include <Errors.h> because of Python's "errors.h" */
 
 #define as_Menu(h) ((MenuHandle)h)
+#define as_Resource(h) ((Handle)h)
 """
 
 class MyObjectDefinition(GlobalObjectDefinition):
diff --git a/Mac/Modules/te/TEmodule.c b/Mac/Modules/te/TEmodule.c
index 5d5e05a..5b65020 100644
--- a/Mac/Modules/te/TEmodule.c
+++ b/Mac/Modules/te/TEmodule.c
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
 
 #include <TextEdit.h>
 
+#define as_TE(h) ((TEHandle)h)
+#define as_Handle(teh) ((Handle)teh)
+
 /* Exported by Qdmodule.c: */
 extern PyObject *QdRGB_New(RGBColor *);
 extern int QdRGB_Convert(PyObject *, RGBColor *);
@@ -740,6 +743,20 @@
 	return _res;
 }
 
+static PyObject *TEObj_as_Handle(_self, _args)
+	TEObject *_self;
+	PyObject *_args;
+{
+	PyObject *_res = NULL;
+	Handle _rv;
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(_args, ""))
+		return NULL;
+	_rv = as_Handle(_self->ob_itself);
+	_res = Py_BuildValue("O&",
+	                     ResObj_New, _rv);
+	return _res;
+}
+
 static PyMethodDef TEObj_methods[] = {
 	{"TESetText", (PyCFunction)TEObj_TESetText, 1,
 	 "(Buffer text) -> None"},
@@ -813,6 +830,8 @@
 	 "(short feature, short action) -> (short _rv)"},
 	{"TEGetHiliteRgn", (PyCFunction)TEObj_TEGetHiliteRgn, 1,
 	 "(RgnHandle region) -> None"},
+	{"as_Handle", (PyCFunction)TEObj_as_Handle, 1,
+	 "() -> (Handle _rv)"},
 	{NULL, NULL, 0}
 };
 
@@ -1029,6 +1048,22 @@
 	return _res;
 }
 
+static PyObject *TE_as_TE(_self, _args)
+	PyObject *_self;
+	PyObject *_args;
+{
+	PyObject *_res = NULL;
+	TEHandle _rv;
+	Handle h;
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(_args, "O&",
+	                      ResObj_Convert, &h))
+		return NULL;
+	_rv = as_TE(h);
+	_res = Py_BuildValue("O&",
+	                     TEObj_New, _rv);
+	return _res;
+}
+
 static PyMethodDef TE_methods[] = {
 	{"TEScrapHandle", (PyCFunction)TE_TEScrapHandle, 1,
 	 "() -> (Handle _rv)"},
@@ -1046,6 +1081,8 @@
 	 "() -> None"},
 	{"TEToScrap", (PyCFunction)TE_TEToScrap, 1,
 	 "() -> None"},
+	{"as_TE", (PyCFunction)TE_as_TE, 1,
+	 "(Handle h) -> (TEHandle _rv)"},
 	{NULL, NULL, 0}
 };
 
diff --git a/Mac/Modules/te/tesupport.py b/Mac/Modules/te/tesupport.py
index 7802ae9..b078649 100644
--- a/Mac/Modules/te/tesupport.py
+++ b/Mac/Modules/te/tesupport.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 # Create the type objects
 TEHandle = OpaqueByValueType("TEHandle", "TEObj")
 CharsHandle = OpaqueByValueType("CharsHandle", "ResObj")
-##Handle = OpaqueByValueType("Handle", "ResObj")
+Handle = OpaqueByValueType("Handle", "ResObj")
 StScrpHandle = OpaqueByValueType("StScrpHandle", "ResObj")
 TEStyleHandle = OpaqueByValueType("TEStyleHandle", "ResObj")
 RgnHandle = OpaqueByValueType("RgnHandle", "ResObj")
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
 includestuff = includestuff + """
 #include <%s>""" % MACHEADERFILE + """
 
+#define as_TE(h) ((TEHandle)h)
+#define as_Resource(teh) ((Handle)teh)
+
 /* Exported by Qdmodule.c: */
 extern PyObject *QdRGB_New(RGBColor *);
 extern int QdRGB_Convert(PyObject *, RGBColor *);
@@ -143,6 +146,12 @@
 methods = []
 execfile(INPUTFILE)
 
+# Converter from/to handle
+f = Function(TEHandle, 'as_TE', (Handle, 'h', InMode))
+functions.append(f)
+f = Method(Handle, 'as_Resource', (TEHandle, 'teh', InMode))
+methods.append(f)
+
 # add the populated lists to the generator groups
 # (in a different wordl the scan program would generate this)
 for f in functions: module.add(f)