diff --git a/src/ComplexR.jl b/src/ComplexR.jl
index 69aec7c4..c0ee081e 100644
--- a/src/ComplexR.jl
+++ b/src/ComplexR.jl
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function complex_reflection_group(i::Integer)
   elseif i==35 coxgroup(:E,6)
   elseif i==36 coxgroup(:E,7)
   elseif i==37 coxgroup(:E,8)
-  else t=TypeIrred(Dict(:series=>:ST,:ST=>Int(i)))
+  else t=TypeIrred(series=:ST,ST=Int(i))
     PRG(simpleroots(t),simplecoroots(t))
   end
 end
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ function complex_reflection_group(p,q,r)
   elseif p==2 return rootdatum(:so,q==2 ? 2r : 2r+1)
   elseif p==q && r==2 return coxgroup(:I,2,p)
   end
-  t=TypeIrred(Dict(:series=>:ST,:p=>p,:q=>q,:rank=>r))
+  t=TypeIrred(;series=:ST,p,q,rank=r)
   PRG(simpleroots(t),simplecoroots(t))
 end
 
diff --git a/src/Cosets.jl b/src/Cosets.jl
index 77669152..fe87799c 100644
--- a/src/Cosets.jl
+++ b/src/Cosets.jl
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ function PermRoot.refltype(WF::CoxeterCoset)::Vector{TypeIrred}
         end
       end
       for i in 2:length(c) o[i].indices=indices(o[i-1]).^phires end
-      TypeIrred(Dict(:orbit=>o,:twist=>twist))
+      TypeIrred(;orbit=o,twist)
     end
   end
 end
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ function PermRoot.refltype(WF::PRC)
     W=Group(WF)
     t=deepcopy(refltype(W))
     if isone(WF.phi)
-      return map(x->TypeIrred(Dict(:orbit=>[x],:twist=>Perm())),t)
+      return map(x->TypeIrred(orbit=[x],twist=Perm()),t)
     end
     subgens=map(x->refls(W,x.indices),t)
     c=Perm(map(x->sort(x.^WF.phi),subgens),map(sort,subgens))
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ function PermRoot.refltype(WF::PRC)
       map(ratio,prr[inclusion(W,rr).^WF.phi],prr[inclusion(W,img)])
     end
     typ=map(c) do orb
-      to=TypeIrred(Dict{Symbol,Any}(:orbit=>map(copy,t[orb])))
+      to=TypeIrred(orbit=map(copy,t[orb]))
       scalar=Cyc{Rational{Int}}[]
       for i in eachindex(orb)
         next=i==length(orb) ? 1 : i+1
diff --git a/src/CoxGroups.jl b/src/CoxGroups.jl
index 437d9a69..bcc3ecef 100644
--- a/src/CoxGroups.jl
+++ b/src/CoxGroups.jl
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ end
 PermRoot.action(W::CoxSym,i,p)=i^p
 
 PermRoot.refltype(W::CoxSym)=get!(W,:refltype)do
-  [TypeIrred(Dict(:series=>:A,:indices=>collect(1:length(W.d)-1)))]
+  [TypeIrred(series=:A,indices=collect(1:length(W.d)-1))]
 end
 
 PermRoot.inclusiongens(W::CoxSym)=W.d
@@ -1052,8 +1052,7 @@ Base.show(io::IO, W::CoxHyp)=print(io,"coxhyp($(W.n))")
 
 PermRoot.action(W::CoxHyp,i,p)=abs(i^p)
 
-PermRoot.refltype(W::CoxHyp)=[TypeIrred(Dict(:series=>:B,
-                                         :indices=>collect(1:W.n)))]
+PermRoot.refltype(W::CoxHyp)=[TypeIrred(series=:B,indices=collect(1:W.n))]
 
 CoxGroups.nref(W::CoxHyp)=length(W.roots)
 
diff --git a/src/PermRoot.jl b/src/PermRoot.jl
index a875b774..78b3a24b 100644
--- a/src/PermRoot.jl
+++ b/src/PermRoot.jl
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ prim=[
   de=filter(x->o==max(2,x.d),de) #  here we have length(de)<=2
   ST=filter(i->r==prim[i].r && s==prim[i].s && o==prim[i].o,eachindex(prim))
 # if isempty(de) && length(ST)==1 # shortcut
-#   return Dict(:series=>:ST, :ST=>only(ST), :rank=> r)
+#   return TypeIrred(series=:ST, ST=only(ST), rank=r)
 # end
   h=div(sum(order,refls(W,unique_refls(W))),r) # Coxeter number
   if length(de)>1
@@ -787,8 +787,8 @@ prim=[
   if d.d==2 && d.e==1 return TypeIrred(series=:B,rank=r) end
   if d.d==1 && d.e==2 return TypeIrred(series=:D,rank=r) end
   if d.d==1 && r==2
-    if d.e==4 return TypeIrred(series=>:B, rank=2)
-    elseif d.e==6 return TypeIrred(series=>:G, rank=2)
+    if d.e==4 return TypeIrred(series=:B, rank=2)
+    elseif d.e==6 return TypeIrred(series=:G, rank=2)
     else return TypeIrred(series=:I, rank=2, bond=d.e)
     end
   end
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ function findgoodcartan(H,g,C)
   return find(Int[],g)
 end
 
-# try to make indecomposable cartan(H,p) like C by rotating roots
+# try to make cartan(H,p) like C by rotating roots (both indecomposable)
 function fixCartan(H,C,p)
   CH=cartan(H,p)
   r=Weyl.type_fincox_cartan(CH)
@@ -980,6 +980,7 @@ julia> t.indices
 ```
 """
 function refltype(W::PermRootGroup)
+  verbose=false
   get!(W,:refltype)do
     if isempty(gens(W)) return TypeIrred[] end
     map(diagblocks(cartan(W))) do I
@@ -987,25 +988,30 @@ function refltype(W::PermRootGroup)
       CR=cartan(R)
       d=TypeIrred(R)
       C=cartan(d)
-      if C==CR indices=I
+      if C==CR 
         if d.series!=:ST d=Weyl.type_fincox_cartan(CR) end
-      else
-        good=findgoodcartan(R,eachindex(gens(R)),C)
-        if isnothing(good) good=findgoodcartan(R,eachindex(roots(R)),C) end
-        if isnothing(good) good=findgoodgens(R,unique_refls(R),d)
-          better=fixCartan(R,C,good)
-          if !isnothing(better) good=better[2]
-          else better=findgensDiagCartan(R,C,good)
-            if !isnothing(better) good=better[1]
-            else better=findgensDiagCartan2(R,C)
-              if !isnothing(better) good=better[1] end
-            end
-          end
-          if d.series!=:ST d=Weyl.type_fincox_cartan(cartan(R,good)) end
-        end
-        indices=inclusion(R,W,good)
+        d.indices=I
+        return d
+      end
+      if verbose print("#1") end
+      good=findgoodcartan(R,eachindex(gens(R)),C)
+      if !isnothing(good) d.indices=inclusion(R,W,good); return d end
+      if verbose print("#2") end
+      good=findgoodcartan(R,eachindex(roots(R)),C)
+      if !isnothing(good) d.indices=inclusion(R,W,good); return d end
+      if verbose print("#3") end
+      good=findgoodgens(R,unique_refls(R),d)
+      better=fixCartan(R,C,good)
+      if !isnothing(better) d.indices=inclusion(R,W,better[2]); return d end
+      better=findgensDiagCartan(R,C,good)
+      if verbose print("#4") end
+      if !isnothing(better) good=better[1]
+      else better=findgensDiagCartan2(R,C)
+        if verbose print("#5") end
+        if !isnothing(better) good=better[1] end
       end
-      d.indices=indices
+      if d.series!=:ST d=Weyl.type_fincox_cartan(cartan(R,good)) end
+      d.indices=inclusion(R,W,good)
       d
     end
   end::Vector{TypeIrred}
@@ -1729,7 +1735,7 @@ end
 PRG(a::Matrix,b::Matrix;k...)=PRG(toL(a),toL(b);k...)
 
 PRG(i::Integer;T1=Perms.Idef)=PRG(Perm{T1}[],Perm{T1}(),Matrix{Int}[],
-                 Vector{Int}[],Vector{Int}[],Dict{Symbol,Any}(:rank=>i))
+          Vector{Int}[],Vector{Int}[],Dict{Symbol,Any}(:rank=>i))
 """
 `radical(G::ComplexReflectionGroup)`
 
diff --git a/src/Uch.jl b/src/Uch.jl
index 98a26355..716d7693 100644
--- a/src/Uch.jl
+++ b/src/Uch.jl
@@ -343,12 +343,12 @@ function UnipotentCharacters(t::TypeIrred)
     uc[:almostHarishChandra]=map(uc[:harishChandra])do s
       res=Dict{Symbol,Any}()
       for f in [:levi, :cuspidalName, :eigenvalue, :charNumbers] res[f]=s[f] end
-      res[:relativeType]=TypeIrred(Dict(:orbit=>
+      res[:relativeType]=TypeIrred(orbit=
       map(eachindex(t.orbit))do i
           r=copy(s[:relativeType])
           r.indices=r.indices.+(i-1)*rank(t.orbit[1])
           r
-        end, :twist=>Perm()))
+        end, twist=Perm())
       if haskey(s[:relativeType],:twist) && s[:relativeType][:twist]!=Perm()
         error()
       end
diff --git a/src/Weyl.jl b/src/Weyl.jl
index d6c17557..9b84b137 100644
--- a/src/Weyl.jl
+++ b/src/Weyl.jl
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ function type_fincox_cartan(m::AbstractMatrix)
   if !all(==(2),diag(m)) return nothing end
   s=two_tree(m)
   if isnothing(s) return nothing end
-  t=TypeIrred(Dict{Symbol,Any}(:rank=>rank))
+  t=TypeIrred(;rank)
   if s isa Tuple # types D,E
     (vertex,b1,b2,b3)=s
     if length(b2)==1 t.series=:D
diff --git a/test/Tests.jl b/test/Tests.jl
index 6e304111..bd50d9d7 100644
--- a/test/Tests.jl
+++ b/test/Tests.jl
@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ test[:eigen]=(applicable=isspetsial,
 
 function Tqeigen(W)
   uc=UnipotentCharacters(W)
-  e=Uch.qeigen(uc)
+  e=Families.qeigen(uc)
   for i in eachindex(uc.families)
     f=uc.families[i]
     q=Families.qeigen(f)