diff --git a/redo/controls_unix.go b/redo/controls_unix.go
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+++ b/redo/controls_unix.go
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+// 7 july 2014
+
+package ui
+
+import (
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+// #include "gtk_unix.h"
+import "C"
+
+type widgetbase struct {
+	widget	*C.GtkWidget
+}
+
+func newWidget(w *C.GtkWidget) *widget {
+	return &widget{
+		widget:	w,
+	}
+}
+
+type button struct {
+	*widgetbase
+	button	*C.GtkButton
+}
+
+func newButton(text string) Button {
+	ctext := togstr(text)
+	defer freegstr(ctext)
+	widget := C.gtk_button_new_with_label(ctext)
+	return &button{
+		widget:	newWidget(widget),
+		button:	(*C.GtkButton)(unsafe.Pointer(widget)),
+	}
+}
+
+// TODO OnClicked
+
+func (b *button) Text() *Request {
+	c := make(chan interface{})
+	return &Request{
+		op:		func() {
+			c <- fromgstr(C.gtk_button_get_label(b.button))
+		},
+		resp:		c,
+	}
+}
+
+func (b *button) SetText(text string) *Request {
+	c := make(chan interface{})
+	return &Request{
+		op:		func() {
+			ctext := togstr(text)
+			defer freegstr(ctext)
+			C.gtk_button_set_label(b.button, ctext)
+			c <- struct{}{}
+		},
+		resp:		c,
+	}
+}