diff --git a/redo/gtk_unix.h b/redo/gtk_unix.h
index 702d480..1f24fc3 100644
--- a/redo/gtk_unix.h
+++ b/redo/gtk_unix.h
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 /* 16 march 2014 */
 
-/* This header file is a convenience to ensure that the compatibility flags below are included in all Go files that include <gtk/gtk.h> */
-
 /*
 MIN_REQUIRED signals that programs are expected to run on at least GLib 2.32/GTK+ 3.4 and thus deprectation warnings for newer versions (such as gtk_scrolled_window_add_with_viewport() being deprecated in GTK+ 3.8) should be suppressed.
 MAX_ALLOWED signals that programs will not use features introduced in newer versions of GLib/GTK+ and that the compiler should warn us if we slip.
@@ -20,3 +18,6 @@ Thanks to desrt in irc.gimp.net/#gtk+
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
+
+/* table_unix.c */
+extern void tableAppendColumn(GtkTreeView *, gchar *);
diff --git a/redo/table_unix.c b/redo/table_unix.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f2e9cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/redo/table_unix.c
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/* 29 july 2014 */
+
+#include "gtk_unix.h"
+#include "_cgo_export.h"
+
+void tableAppendColumn(GtkTreeView *table, gchar *name)
+{
+	GtkTreeViewColumn *col;
+	GtkCellRenderer *renderer;
+
+	renderer = gtk_cell_renderer_text_new();
+	col = gtk_tree_view_column_new_with_attributes(name, renderer,
+		/* TODO */
+		NULL);
+	gtk_tree_view_append_column(table, col);
+}
diff --git a/redo/table_unix.go b/redo/table_unix.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..049945c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/redo/table_unix.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+// 29 july 2014
+
+package ui
+
+import (
+//	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+// #include "gtk_unix.h"
+import "C"
+
+type table struct {
+	*widgetbase
+	*tablebase
+
+	treewidget	*C.GtkWidget
+	treeview		*C.GtkTreeView
+
+	scrollc		*C.GtkContainer
+	scrollwindow	*C.GtkScrolledWindow
+}
+
+func finishNewTable(b *tablebase, ty reflect.Type) Table {
+	widget := C.gtk_tree_view_new()
+	scroller := C.gtk_scrolled_window_new(nil, nil)
+	t := &table{
+		// TODO kludge
+		widgetbase:	newWidget(scroller),
+		tablebase:		b,
+		treewidget:	widget,
+		treeview:		(*C.GtkTreeView)(unsafe.Pointer(widget)),
+		scrollc:		(*C.GtkContainer)(unsafe.Pointer(scroller)),
+		scrollwindow:	(*C.GtkScrolledWindow)(unsafe.Pointer(scroller)),
+	}
+	// give the scrolled window a border (thanks to jlindgren in irc.gimp.net/#gtk+)
+	C.gtk_scrolled_window_set_shadow_type(t.scrollwindow, C.GTK_SHADOW_IN)
+	C.gtk_container_add(t.scrollc, t.treewidget)
+	// TODO model
+	for i := 0; i < ty.NumField(); i++ {
+		cname := togstr(ty.Field(i).Name)
+		C.tableAppendColumn(t.treeview, cname)
+		freegstr(cname)		// free now (not deferred) to conserve memory
+	}
+	return t
+}
+
+func (t *table) preferredSize(d *sizing) (width int, height int) {
+	var r C.GtkRequisition
+
+	C.gtk_widget_get_preferred_size(t.treewidget, nil, &r)
+	return int(r.width), int(r.height)
+}
+
+
+func (t *table) Unlock() {
+	t.unlock()
+	// TODO RACE CONDITION HERE
+	// not sure about this one...
+	t.RLock()
+	defer t.RUnlock()
+	// TODO
+}