diff --git a/newctrl/checkbox_windows.go b/newctrl/checkbox_windows.go
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+// 15 july 2014
+
+package ui
+
+import (
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+// #include "winapi_windows.h"
+import "C"
+
+type checkbox struct {
+	*controlSingleHWNDWithText
+	toggled  *event
+}
+
+func newCheckbox(text string) *checkbox {
+	// don't use BS_AUTOCHECKBOX here because it creates problems when refocusing (see http://blogs.msdn.com/b/oldnewthing/archive/2014/05/22/10527522.aspx)
+	// we'll handle actually toggling the check state ourselves (see controls_windows.c)
+	hwnd := C.newControl(buttonclass,
+		C.BS_CHECKBOX|C.WS_TABSTOP,
+		0)
+	c := &checkbox{
+		controlSingleHWNDWithText:		newControlSingleHWNDWithText(hwnd),
+		toggled: newEvent(),
+	}
+	c.fpreferredSize = c.preferredSize
+	c.SetText(text)
+	C.controlSetControlFont(c.hwnd)
+	C.setCheckboxSubclass(c.hwnd, unsafe.Pointer(c))
+	return c
+}
+
+func (c *checkbox) OnToggled(e func()) {
+	c.toggled.set(e)
+}
+
+func (c *checkbox) Text() string {
+	return c.text()
+}
+
+func (c *checkbox) SetText(text string) {
+	c.setText(text)
+}
+
+func (c *checkbox) Checked() bool {
+	return C.checkboxChecked(c.hwnd) != C.FALSE
+}
+
+func (c *checkbox) SetChecked(checked bool) {
+	if checked {
+		C.checkboxSetChecked(c.hwnd, C.TRUE)
+		return
+	}
+	C.checkboxSetChecked(c.hwnd, C.FALSE)
+}
+
+//export checkboxToggled
+func checkboxToggled(data unsafe.Pointer) {
+	c := (*checkbox)(data)
+	c.toggled.fire()
+}
+
+const (
+	// from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dn742486.aspx#sizingandspacing
+	checkboxHeight = 10
+	// from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb226818%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
+	checkboxXFromLeftOfBoxToLeftOfLabel = 12
+)
+
+func (c *checkbox) preferredSize(d *sizing) (width, height int) {
+return 0,0/*TODO
+	return fromdlgunitsX(checkboxXFromLeftOfBoxToLeftOfLabel, d) + int(c._textlen),
+		fromdlgunitsY(checkboxHeight, d)
+*/
+}
diff --git a/newctrl/label_windows.go b/newctrl/label_windows.go
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+++ b/newctrl/label_windows.go
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+// 15 july 2014
+
+package ui
+
+// #include "winapi_windows.h"
+import "C"
+
+type label struct {
+	*controlSingleHWNDWithText
+	standalone bool
+}
+
+var labelclass = toUTF16("STATIC")
+
+func newLabel(text string) {
+	hwnd := C.newControl(labelclass,
+		// SS_NOPREFIX avoids accelerator translation; SS_LEFTNOWORDWRAP clips text past the end
+		// controls are vertically aligned to the top by default (thanks Xeek in irc.freenode.net/#winapi)
+		C.SS_NOPREFIX|C.SS_LEFTNOWORDWRAP,
+		C.WS_EX_TRANSPARENT)
+	l := &label{
+		controlSingleHWNDWithText:		newControlSingleHWNDWithText(hwnd),
+	}
+	l.fpreferredSize = l.preferredSize
+	l.SetText(text)
+	C.controlSetControlFont(l.hwnd)
+	return l
+}
+
+func (l *label) Text() string {
+	return l.text()
+}
+
+func (l *label) SetText(text string) {
+	l.setText(text)
+}
+
+const (
+	// via http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dn742486.aspx#sizingandspacing
+	labelHeight  = 8
+	labelYOffset = 3
+)
+
+func (l *label) preferredSize(d *sizing) (width, height int) {
+return 0,0//TODO	return int(l._textlen), fromdlgunitsY(labelHeight, d)
+}
+
+/*TODO
+func (l *label) commitResize(c *allocation, d *sizing) {
+	if !l.standalone {
+		yoff := fromdlgunitsY(labelYOffset, d)
+		c.y += yoff
+		c.height -= yoff
+		// by default, labels are drawn offset by the internal leading (the space reserved for accents on uppercase letters)
+		// the above calculation assumes otherwise, so account for the difference
+		// there will be enough space left over for the internal leading anyway (at least on the standard fonts)
+		// don't do this to standalone labels, otherwise those accents get cut off!
+		c.y -= int(d.internalLeading)
+		c.height += int(d.internalLeading)
+	}
+	basecommitResize(l, c, d)
+}
+*/
diff --git a/newctrl/textfield_windows.go b/newctrl/textfield_windows.go
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+++ b/newctrl/textfield_windows.go
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+// 15 july 2014
+
+package ui
+
+import (
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+// #include "winapi_windows.h"
+import "C"
+
+type textfield struct {
+	*controlSingleHWNDWithText
+	changed  *event
+}
+
+var editclass = toUTF16("EDIT")
+
+func startNewTextField(style C.DWORD) *textfield {
+	hwnd := C.newControl(editclass,
+		style|C.textfieldStyle,
+		C.textfieldExtStyle) // WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE without WS_BORDER will show the canonical visual styles border (thanks to MindChild in irc.efnet.net/#winprog)
+	t := &textfield{
+		controlSingleHWNDWithText:		newControlSingleHWNDWithText(hwnd),
+		changed: newEvent(),
+	}
+	t.fpreferredSize = t.preferredSize
+	C.controlSetControlFont(t.hwnd)
+	C.setTextFieldSubclass(t.hwnd, unsafe.Pointer(t))
+	return t
+}
+
+func newTextField() *textfield {
+	return startNewTextField(0)
+}
+
+func newPasswordField() *textfield {
+	return startNewTextField(C.ES_PASSWORD)
+}
+
+func (t *textfield) Text() string {
+	return t.text()
+}
+
+func (t *textfield) SetText(text string) {
+	t.setText(text)
+}
+
+func (t *textfield) OnChanged(f func()) {
+	t.changed.set(f)
+}
+
+func (t *textfield) Invalid(reason string) {
+	if reason == "" {
+		C.textfieldHideInvalidBalloonTip(t.hwnd)
+		return
+	}
+	C.textfieldSetAndShowInvalidBalloonTip(t.hwnd, toUTF16(reason))
+}
+
+//export textfieldChanged
+func textfieldChanged(data unsafe.Pointer) {
+	t := (*textfield)(data)
+	t.changed.fire()
+}
+
+const (
+	// from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dn742486.aspx#sizingandspacing
+	textfieldWidth  = 107 // this is actually the shorter progress bar width, but Microsoft only indicates as wide as necessary
+	textfieldHeight = 14
+)
+
+func (t *textfield) preferredSize(d *sizing) (width, height int) {
+return 0,0//TODO	return fromdlgunitsX(textfieldWidth, d), fromdlgunitsY(textfieldHeight, d)
+}