diff --git a/newctrl/button_windows.go b/newctrl/button_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7cfff8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newctrl/button_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+// 15 july 2014
+
+package ui
+
+import (
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+// #include "winapi_windows.h"
+import "C"
+
+type button struct {
+	*controlSingleHWNDWithText
+	clicked  *event
+}
+
+var buttonclass = toUTF16("BUTTON")
+
+func newButton(text string) *button {
+	hwnd := C.newControl(buttonclass,
+		C.BS_PUSHBUTTON|C.WS_TABSTOP,
+		0)
+	b := &button{
+		controlSingleHWNDWithText:		newControlSingleHWNDWithText(hwnd),
+		clicked: newEvent(),
+	}
+	b.fpreferredSize = b.preferredSize
+	b.SetText(text)
+	C.controlSetControlFont(b.hwnd)
+	C.setButtonSubclass(b.hwnd, unsafe.Pointer(b))
+	return b
+}
+
+func (b *button) OnClicked(e func()) {
+	b.clicked.set(e)
+}
+
+func (b *button) Text() string {
+	return b.text()
+}
+
+func (b *button) SetText(text string) {
+	b.setText(text)
+}
+
+//export buttonClicked
+func buttonClicked(data unsafe.Pointer) {
+	b := (*button)(data)
+	b.clicked.fire()
+}
+
+const (
+	// from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dn742486.aspx#sizingandspacing
+	buttonHeight = 14
+)
+
+func (b *button) preferredSize(d *sizing) (width, height int) {
+return 0,0/*TODO/*
+	// comctl32.dll version 6 thankfully provides a method to grab this...
+	var size C.SIZE
+
+	size.cx = 0 // explicitly ask for ideal size
+	size.cy = 0
+	if C.SendMessageW(b.hwnd, C.BCM_GETIDEALSIZE, 0, C.LPARAM(uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&size)))) != C.FALSE {
+		return int(size.cx), int(size.cy)
+	}
+	// that failed, fall back
+	println("message failed; falling back")
+	// don't worry about the error return from GetSystemMetrics(); there's no way to tell (explicitly documented as such)
+	xmargins := 2 * int(C.GetSystemMetrics(C.SM_CXEDGE))
+	return xmargins + int(b.textlen), fromdlgunitsY(buttonHeight, d)
+*/
+}
diff --git a/newctrl/control.go b/newctrl/control.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..028b195
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newctrl/control.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// 30 july 2014
+
+package ui
+
+// Control represents a control.
+type Control interface {
+	setParent(p *controlParent) // controlParent defined per-platform
+//	nChildren() int		// TODO
+	preferredSize(d *sizing) (width, height int)
+	resize(x int, y int, width int, height int, d *sizing)
+}
+
+type controlbase struct {
+	fsetParent			func(p *controlParent)
+	fpreferredSize		func(d *sizing) (width, height int)
+	fresize			func(x int, y int, width int, height int, d *sizing)
+}
+
+func (c *controlbase) setParent(p *controlParent) {
+	c.fsetParent(p)
+}
+
+func (c *controlbase) preferredSize(d *sizing) (width, height int) {
+	return c.fpreferredSize(d)
+}
+
+func (c *controlbase) resize(x int, y int, width int, height int, d *sizing) {
+	c.fresize(x, y, width, height, d)
+}
diff --git a/newctrl/control_windows.go b/newctrl/control_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..106727b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newctrl/control_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// 30 july 2014
+
+package ui
+
+// #include "winapi_windows.h"
+import "C"
+
+type controlParent struct {
+	hwnd	C.HWND
+}
+type sizing struct {
+	// TODO
+}
+
+// don't specify preferredSize in any of these; they're per-control
+
+type controlSingleHWND struct {
+	*controlbase
+	hwnd	C.HWND
+}
+
+func newControlSingleHWND(hwnd C.HWND) *controlSingleHWND {
+	c := new(controlSingleHWND)
+	c.controlbase = &controlbase{
+		fsetParent:	c.setParent,
+		fresize:		c.resize,
+	}
+	c.hwnd = hwnd
+	return c
+}
+
+func (c *controlSingleHWND) setParent(p *controlParent) {
+	C.controlSetParent(c.hwnd, p.hwnd)
+}
+
+func (c *controlSingleHWND) resize(x int, y int, width int, height int, d *sizing) {
+	C.moveWindow(c.hwnd, C.int(x), C.int(y), C.int(width), C.int(height))
+}
+
+// these are provided for convenience
+
+type controlSingleHWNDWithText struct {
+	*controlSingleHWND
+	textlen	C.LONG
+}
+
+func newControlSingleHWNDWithText(h C.HWND) *controlSingleHWNDWithText {
+	return &controlSingleHWNDWithText{
+		controlSingleHWND:		newControlSingleHWND(h),
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *controlSingleHWNDWithText) text() string {
+	return getWindowText(c.hwnd)
+}
+
+func (c *controlSingleHWNDWithText) setText(text string) {
+	t := toUTF16(text)
+	C.setWindowText(c.hwnd, t)
+	c.textlen = C.controlTextLength(c.hwnd, t)
+}
diff --git a/newctrl/window_windows.go b/newctrl/window_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4dc5454
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newctrl/window_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+// 12 july 2014
+
+package ui
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"syscall"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+// #include "winapi_windows.h"
+import "C"
+
+type window struct {
+	hwnd        C.HWND
+	shownbefore bool
+
+	closing *event
+
+	child		Control
+}
+
+func makeWindowWindowClass() error {
+	var errmsg *C.char
+
+	err := C.makeWindowWindowClass(&errmsg)
+	if err != 0 || errmsg != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s: %v", C.GoString(errmsg), syscall.Errno(err))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func newWindow(title string, width int, height int, control Control) *window {
+	w := &window{
+		// hwnd set in WM_CREATE handler
+		closing:   newEvent(),
+		child:	control,
+	}
+	hwnd := C.newWindow(toUTF16(title), C.int(width), C.int(height), unsafe.Pointer(w))
+	if hwnd != w.hwnd {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("inconsistency: hwnd returned by CreateWindowEx() (%p) and hwnd stored in Window (%p) differ", hwnd, w.hwnd))
+	}
+	hresult := C.EnableThemeDialogTexture(w.hwnd, C.ETDT_ENABLE|C.ETDT_USETABTEXTURE)
+	if hresult != C.S_OK {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("error setting tab background texture on Window; HRESULT: 0x%X", hresult))
+	}
+	w.child.setParent(&controlParent{w.hwnd})
+	return w
+}
+
+func (w *window) Title() string {
+	return getWindowText(w.hwnd)
+}
+
+func (w *window) SetTitle(title string) {
+	C.setWindowText(w.hwnd, toUTF16(title))
+}
+
+func (w *window) Show() {
+	if !w.shownbefore {
+		C.ShowWindow(w.hwnd, C.nCmdShow)
+		C.updateWindow(w.hwnd)
+		w.shownbefore = true
+	} else {
+		C.ShowWindow(w.hwnd, C.SW_SHOW)
+	}
+}
+
+func (w *window) Hide() {
+	C.ShowWindow(w.hwnd, C.SW_HIDE)
+}
+
+func (w *window) Close() {
+	C.windowClose(w.hwnd)
+}
+
+func (w *window) OnClosing(e func() bool) {
+	w.closing.setbool(e)
+}
+
+//export storeWindowHWND
+func storeWindowHWND(data unsafe.Pointer, hwnd C.HWND) {
+	w := (*window)(data)
+	w.hwnd = hwnd
+}
+
+//export windowResize
+func windowResize(data unsafe.Pointer, r *C.RECT) {
+	w := (*window)(data)
+	TODO := &sizing{}
+	w.child.resize(int(r.left), int (r.top), int(r.right - r.left), int(r.bottom - r.top), TODO)
+}
+
+//export windowClosing
+func windowClosing(data unsafe.Pointer) {
+	w := (*window)(data)
+	close := w.closing.fire()
+	if close {
+		C.windowClose(w.hwnd)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/newctrl/zz_test.go b/newctrl/zz_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1537fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newctrl/zz_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// 14 october 2014
+
+package ui
+
+import "flag"
+import "testing"
+
+var twindow *window
+
+func maketw(done chan struct{}) {
+	button := newButton("Greet")
+	twindow = newWindow("Hello", 200, 100, button)
+	twindow.OnClosing(func() bool {
+		Stop()
+		return true
+	})
+	twindow.Show()
+}
+
+// because Cocoa hates being run off the main thread, even if it's run exclusively off the main thread
+func init() {
+	flag.Parse()
+	go func() {
+		done := make(chan struct{})
+		Do(func() { maketw(done) })
+		<-done
+	}()
+	err := Go()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDummy(t *testing.T) {
+	// do nothing
+}