diff --git a/wintable/new/events.h b/wintable/new/events.h
index e37ea03..2e270a9 100644
--- a/wintable/new/events.h
+++ b/wintable/new/events.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // 5 december 2014
 
-static consst handlerfunc keyDownHandlers[] = {
+static const handlerfunc keyDownHandlers[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ static const handlerfunc lbuttonDownHandlers[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static const handlerufnc lbuttonUpHandlers[] = {
+static const handlerfunc lbuttonUpHandlers[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static const handlerfunc mouseWheelHandlers[] = {
 
 // TODO WM_MOUSEHOVER, other mouse buttons
 
-HANDLER(events)
+HANDLER(eventHandlers)
 {
 	switch (uMsg) {
 #define eventHandler(msg, array) \
diff --git a/wintable/new/main.c b/wintable/new/main.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c739df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wintable/new/main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+// 19 october 2014
+#define UNICODE
+#define _UNICODE
+#define STRICT
+#define STRICT_TYPED_ITEMIDS
+#define CINTERFACE
+// get Windows version right; right now Windows XP
+#define WINVER 0x0501
+#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0501
+#define _WIN32_WINDOWS 0x0501		/* according to Microsoft's winperf.h */
+#define _WIN32_IE 0x0600			/* according to Microsoft's sdkddkver.h */
+#define NTDDI_VERSION 0x05010000	/* according to Microsoft's sdkddkver.h */
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <commctrl.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <uxtheme.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <wchar.h>
+#include <windowsx.h>
+#include <vsstyle.h>
+#include <vssym32.h>
+#include <oleacc.h>
+
+// #qo LIBS: user32 kernel32 gdi32 comctl32 uxtheme
+
+#define tableWindowClass L"gouitable"
+
+// start at WM_USER + 20 just in case for whatever reason we ever get the various dialog manager messages (see also http://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2003/10/21/55384.aspx)
+enum {
+	// wParam - one of the type constants
+	// lParam - column name as a Unicode string
+	tableAddColumn = WM_USER + 20,
+};
+
+enum {
+	tableColumnText,
+	tableColumnImage,
+	tableColumnCheckbox,
+	nTableColumnTypes,
+};
+
+struct table {
+	HWND hwnd;
+};
+
+#include "util.h"
+#include "coord.h"
+#include "events.h"
+
+static const handlerfunc handlers[] = {
+	eventHandlers,
+	NULL,
+};
+
+static LRESULT CALLBACK tableWndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
+{
+	struct table *t;
+	LRESULT lResult;
+
+	t = (struct table *) GetWindowLongPtrW(hwnd, GWLP_USERDATA);
+	if (t == NULL) {
+		// we have to do things this way because creating the header control will fail mysteriously if we create it first thing
+		// (which is fine; we can get the parent hInstance this way too)
+		if (uMsg == WM_NCCREATE) {
+			CREATESTRUCTW *cs = (CREATESTRUCTW *) lParam;
+
+			t = (struct table *) malloc(sizeof (struct table));
+			if (t == NULL)
+				abort();
+			ZeroMemory(t, sizeof (struct table));
+			t->hwnd = hwnd;
+			SetWindowLongPtrW(hwnd, GWLP_USERDATA, (LONG_PTR) t);
+		}
+		// even if we did the above, fall through
+		return DefWindowProcW(hwnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam);
+	}
+	// TODO decide if we do this in WM_DESTROY or WM_NCDESTROY (need to see how the header control responds) so this can be in sync witht he above
+	if (uMsg == WM_DESTROY) {
+		// TODO free appropriate (after figuring this part out) components of t
+		// TODO send DESTROY events to accessibility listeners (when appropriate)
+		free(t);
+		return DefWindowProcW(hwnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam);
+	}
+	if (runHandlers(handlers, t, uMsg, wParam, lParam, &lResult))
+		return lResult;
+	return DefWindowProcW(hwnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam);
+}
+
+void makeTableWindowClass(void)
+{
+	WNDCLASSW wc;
+
+	ZeroMemory(&wc, sizeof (WNDCLASSW));
+	wc.lpszClassName = tableWindowClass;
+	wc.lpfnWndProc = tableWndProc;
+	wc.hCursor = LoadCursorW(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
+	wc.hIcon = LoadIconW(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
+	wc.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH) (COLOR_WINDOW + 1);		// TODO correct?
+	wc.style = CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW;
+	wc.hInstance = GetModuleHandle(NULL);
+	if (RegisterClassW(&wc) == 0)
+		abort();
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	HWND mainwin;
+	MSG msg;
+	INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX icc;
+
+	ZeroMemory(&icc, sizeof (INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX));
+	icc.dwSize = sizeof (INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX);
+	icc.dwICC = ICC_LISTVIEW_CLASSES;
+	if (InitCommonControlsEx(&icc) == 0)
+		abort();
+	makeTableWindowClass();
+	mainwin = CreateWindowExW(0,
+		tableWindowClass, L"Main Window",
+		WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW | WS_HSCROLL | WS_VSCROLL,
+		CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT,
+		400, 400,
+		NULL, NULL, GetModuleHandle(NULL), NULL);
+	if (mainwin == NULL)
+		abort();
+	SendMessageW(mainwin, tableAddColumn, tableColumnText, (LPARAM) L"Column");
+	SendMessageW(mainwin, tableAddColumn, tableColumnImage, (LPARAM) L"Column 2");
+	SendMessageW(mainwin, tableAddColumn, tableColumnCheckbox, (LPARAM) L"Column 3");
+	if (argc > 1) {
+		NONCLIENTMETRICSW ncm;
+		HFONT font;
+
+		ZeroMemory(&ncm, sizeof (NONCLIENTMETRICSW));
+		ncm.cbSize = sizeof (NONCLIENTMETRICSW);
+		if (SystemParametersInfoW(SPI_GETNONCLIENTMETRICS, sizeof (NONCLIENTMETRICSW), &ncm, sizeof (NONCLIENTMETRICSW)) == 0)
+			abort();
+		font = CreateFontIndirectW(&ncm.lfMessageFont);
+		if (font == NULL)
+			abort();
+		SendMessageW(mainwin, WM_SETFONT, (WPARAM) font, TRUE);
+	}
+	ShowWindow(mainwin, SW_SHOWDEFAULT);
+	if (UpdateWindow(mainwin) == 0)
+		abort();
+	while (GetMessageW(&msg, NULL, 0, 0) > 0) {
+		TranslateMessage(&msg);
+		DispatchMessageW(&msg);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/wintable/new/util.h b/wintable/new/util.h
index c6cbfb3..2bcfd94 100644
--- a/wintable/new/util.h
+++ b/wintable/new/util.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 typedef BOOL (*handlerfunc)(struct table *, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM, LRESULT *);
 #define HANDLER(name) static BOOL name(struct table *t, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam, LRESULT *lResult)
 
-static BOOL runHandlers(handlerfunc *list, struct table *t, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam, LRESULT *lResult)
+static BOOL runHandlers(const handlerfunc list[], struct table *t, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam, LRESULT *lResult)
 {
 	handlerfunc *p;