diff --git a/wintable/main.c b/wintable/main.c
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+// 19 october 2014
+#define UNICODE
+#define _UNICODE
+#define STRICT
+#define STRICT_TYPED_ITEMIDS
+// 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>
+
+// #qo LIBS: user32 kernel32 gdi32
+
+#define tableWindowClass L"gouitable"
+
+struct table {
+	HWND hwnd;
+	HFONT defaultFont;
+	HFONT font;
+	intptr_t selected;
+};
+
+static void drawItems(struct table *t, HDC dc)
+{
+	HFONT prevfont;
+	TEXTMETRICW tm;
+	LONG y;
+	intptr_t i;
+	RECT r;
+
+	if (GetClientRect(t->hwnd, &r) == 0)
+		abort();
+	prevfont = (HFONT) SelectObject(dc, t->font);
+	if (prevfont == NULL)
+		abort();
+	if (GetTextMetricsW(dc, &tm) == 0)
+		abort();
+	y = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+		// TODO check errors
+		// TODO verify correct colors
+		if (t->selected == i) {
+			RECT rsel;
+
+			SetTextColor(dc, GetSysColor(COLOR_HIGHLIGHTTEXT));
+			rsel.left = r.left;
+			rsel.top = y;
+			rsel.right = r.right - r.left;
+			rsel.bottom = y + tm.tmHeight;
+			FillRect(dc, &rsel, (HBRUSH) (COLOR_HIGHLIGHT + 1));
+		} else {
+			RECT rsel;
+
+			SetTextColor(dc, GetSysColor(COLOR_WINDOWTEXT));
+			rsel.left = r.left;
+			rsel.top = y;
+			rsel.right = r.right - r.left;
+			rsel.bottom = y + tm.tmHeight;
+			FillRect(dc, &rsel, (HBRUSH) (COLOR_WINDOW + 1));
+		}
+		SetBkMode(dc, TRANSPARENT);
+		TextOutW(dc, r.left, y, L"Item", 4);
+		y += tm.tmHeight;
+	}
+	if (SelectObject(dc, prevfont) != (HGDIOBJ) (t->font))
+		abort();
+}
+
+static LRESULT CALLBACK tableWndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
+{
+	struct table *t;
+	HDC dc;
+	PAINTSTRUCT ps;
+
+	t = (struct table *) GetWindowLongPtrW(hwnd, GWLP_USERDATA);
+	if (t == NULL) {
+		t = (struct table *) malloc(sizeof (struct table));
+		if (t == NULL)
+			abort();
+		ZeroMemory(t, sizeof (struct table));
+		t->hwnd = hwnd;
+		// TODO this should be a global
+		t->defaultFont = (HFONT) GetStockObject(SYSTEM_FONT);
+		if (t->defaultFont == NULL)
+			abort();
+		t->font = t->defaultFont;
+t->selected = 5;//TODO
+		SetWindowLongPtrW(hwnd, GWLP_USERDATA, (LONG_PTR) t);
+	}
+	switch (uMsg) {
+	case WM_PAINT:
+		dc = BeginPaint(hwnd, &ps);
+		if (dc == NULL)
+			abort();
+		drawItems(t, dc);
+		EndPaint(hwnd, &ps);
+		return 0;
+	case WM_SETFONT:
+		t->font = (HFONT) wParam;
+		if (t->font == NULL)
+			t->font = t->defaultFont;
+		if (LOWORD(lParam) != FALSE)
+			;	// TODO
+		return 0;
+	case WM_GETFONT:
+		return (LRESULT) t->font;
+	default:
+		return DefWindowProcW(hwnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam);
+	}
+	abort();
+	return 0;		// unreached
+}
+
+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.hInstance = GetModuleHandle(NULL);
+	if (RegisterClassW(&wc) == 0)
+		abort();
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	HWND mainwin;
+	MSG msg;
+
+	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();
+	ShowWindow(mainwin, SW_SHOWDEFAULT);
+	if (UpdateWindow(mainwin) == 0)
+		abort();
+	while (GetMessageW(&msg, NULL, 0, 0) > 0) {
+		TranslateMessage(&msg);
+		DispatchMessageW(&msg);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}