diff --git a/new/stack.c b/new/stack.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37c469a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/new/stack.c
@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+// 7 april 2015
+#include "uipriv.h"
+
+typedef struct stack stack;
+
+struct stack {
+	uiControl control;
+	uiControl **controls;
+	int *stretchy;
+	intmax_t *width;		// both used by resize(); preallocated to save time and reduce risk of failure
+	intmax_t *height;
+	uintmax_t len;
+	uintmax_t cap;
+	int vertical;
+	uintptr_t parent;
+};
+
+#define S(c) ((stack *) (c))
+
+static uintptr_t stackHandle(uiControl *c)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void stackSetParent(uiControl *c, uintptr_t parent)
+{
+	uintmax_t i;
+
+	S(c)->parent = parent;
+	for (i = 0; i < S(c)->len; i++)
+		(*(S(c)->controls[i]->setParent))(S(c)->controls[i], S(c)->parent));
+}
+
+static uiSize stackPreferredSize)(uiControl *c, uiSizing *d)
+{
+	stack *s = S(c);
+	int xpadding, ypadding;
+	uintmax_t nStretchy;
+	intmax_t maxswid, maxsht;
+	uintmax_t i;
+	uiSize size, preferred;
+
+	size.width = 0;
+	size.height = 0;
+	if (s->len == 0)
+		return size;
+
+	// 1) add in padding
+	// TODO padding
+	xpadding = 0;
+	ypadding = 0;
+	if (s->vertical)
+		size.height = (s->len - 1) * ypadding;
+	else
+		size.width = (s->len - 1) * xpadding;
+
+	// 2) add in the size of non-stretchy controls and get (but not add in) the largest widths and heights of stretchy controls
+	// we still add in like direction of stretchy controls
+	nStretchy = 0;
+	maxswid = 0;
+	maxsht = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < s->len; i++) {
+		preferred = (*(s->controls[i]->preferredSize))(s->controls[i], d);
+		if (s->stretchy[i]) {
+			nStretchy++;
+			if (maxswid < preferred.width)
+				maxswid = preferred.width;
+			if (maxsht < preferred.height)
+				maxsht = preferred.height;
+		}
+		if (s->vertical) {
+			if (size.width < preferred.width)
+				size.width = preferred.width;
+			if (!s->stretchy[i])
+				size.height += preferred.height;
+		} else {
+			if (!s->stretchy[i])
+				size.width += preferred.width;
+			if (size.height < preferred.height)
+				size.height = preferred.height;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// 3) and now we can add in stretchy controls
+	if (s->vertical)
+		size.height += nStretchy * maxsht;
+	else
+		size.width += nStretchy * maxwid;
+
+	return size;
+}
+
+static void stackResize(uiControl *c, intmax_t x, intmax_t y, intmax_t width, intmax_t height, uiSizing *d)
+{
+	stack *s = S(c);
+	int xpadding, ypadding;
+	uintmax_t nStretchy;
+	intmax_t stretchywid, stretchyht;
+	uintmax_t i;
+	uiSize preferred;
+
+	if (s->len == 0)
+		return;
+
+	// TODO padding
+	xpadding = 0;
+	ypadding = 0;
+
+	// 0) inset the available rect by the needed padding
+	if (s->vertical)
+		height -= (s->len - 1) * ypadding;
+	else
+		width -= (s->len - 1) * xpadding;
+
+	// 1) get width and height of non-stretchy controls
+	// this will tell us how much space will be left for stretchy controls
+	stretchywid = width;
+	stretchyht = height;
+	nStretchy = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < s->len; i++) {
+		if (s->stretchy[i]) {
+			nStretchy++;
+			continue;
+		}
+		c = s->controls[i];
+		preferred = (*(s->controls[i]->preferredSize))(s->controls[i], d);
+		if (s->vertical) {		// all controls have same width
+			s->width[i] = width;
+			s->height[i] = preferred.height;
+			stretchyht -= preferred.height;
+		} else {				// all controls have same height
+			s->width[i] = preferred.width;
+			s->height[i] = height;
+			stretchywid -= preferred.width;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// 2) now get the size of stretchy controls
+	if (nStretchy != 0)
+		if (s->vertical)
+			stretchyht /= nStretchy;
+		else
+			stretchywid /= nStretchy;
+	for (i = 0; i < s->len; i++)
+		if (s->stretchy[i]) {
+			s->width[i] = stretchywid;
+			s->height[i] = stretchyht;
+		}
+
+	// 3) now we can position controls
+	for (i = 0; i < s->len; i++) {
+		(*(s->controls[i]->resize))(s->controls[i], x, y, s->width[i], s->height[i], d);
+		if (s->vertical)
+			y += s->height[i] + ypadding;
+		else
+			x += s->width[i] + xpadding;
+	}
+}
+
+static void stackContainerShow(uiControl *c)
+{
+	// TODO
+}
+
+static void stackContainerHide(uiControl *c)
+{
+	// TODO
+}
+
+uiControl *uiNewHorizontalStack(void)
+{
+	stack *s;
+
+	s = uiNew(stack);
+
+	s->control.handle = stackHandle;
+	s->control.setParent = stackSetParent;
+	s->control.preferredSize = stackPreferredSize;
+	s->control.resize = stackResize;
+	s->control.containerShow = stackContainerShow;
+	s->control.containerHide = stackContainerHide;
+
+	return (uiControl *) s;
+}
+
+uiControl *uiNewVerticalStack(void)
+{
+	uiControl *c;
+
+	c = newHorizontalStack();
+	S(c)->vertical = 1;
+	return c;
+}
+
+#define stackCapGrow 32
+
+void uiStackAdd(uiControl *st, uiControl *c, int stretchy)
+{
+	stack *s = S(st);
+
+	if (s->len >= s->cap) {
+		s->cap += stackCapGrow;
+		s->controls = (uiControl **) uiRealloc(s->controls, s->cap * sizeof (uiControl *));
+		s->stretchy = (int *) uiRealloc(s->stretchy, s->cap * sizeof (int));
+		s->width = (intmax_t *) uiRealloc(s->width, s->cap * sizeof (intmax_t));
+		s->height = (intmax_t *) uiRealloc(s->height, s->cap * sizeof (intmax_t));
+	}
+	s->controls[s->len] = c;
+	s->stretchy[s->len] = stretchy;
+	if (s->parent != 0)
+		(*(s->controls[s->len]->setParent))(s->controls[s->len], s->parent);
+	s->len++;
+	// TODO queue reposition
+}
diff --git a/new/ui.h b/new/ui.h
index b698c85..6d2a33f 100644
--- a/new/ui.h
+++ b/new/ui.h
@@ -32,4 +32,8 @@ uiControl *uiNewButton(const char *);
 // TODO text
 void uiButtonOnClicked(uiControl *, void (*)(uiControl *, void *), void *);
 
+uiControl *uiNewHorizontalStack(void);
+uiControl *uiNewVerticalStack(void);
+void uiStackAdd(uiControl *, uiControl *, int);
+
 #endif