diff --git a/windows/_rc2bin/build.bat b/windows/_rc2bin/build.bat
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5aaccf4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/windows/_rc2bin/build.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+@rem 2 may 2018
+@echo off
+
+cl /nologo /TP /GR /EHsc /MDd /Ob0 /Od /RTC1 /W4 /wd4100 /bigobj /RTC1 /RTCs /RTCu /FS -c main.cpp
+if errorlevel 1 goto out
+rc -foresources.res resources.rc
+if errorlevel 1 goto out
+link /nologo main.obj resources.res /out:main.exe /LARGEADDRESSAWARE /NOLOGO /INCREMENTAL:NO /MANIFEST:NO /debug user32.lib kernel32.lib gdi32.lib comctl32.lib uxtheme.lib msimg32.lib comdlg32.lib d2d1.lib dwrite.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib oleacc.lib uuid.lib
+
+:out
diff --git a/windows/_rc2bin/libui.manifest b/windows/_rc2bin/libui.manifest
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8beb6cfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/windows/_rc2bin/libui.manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+
+
+
+Your application description here.
+
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diff --git a/windows/_rc2bin/main.cpp b/windows/_rc2bin/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f929719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/windows/_rc2bin/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+// 2 may 2018
+#include "winapi.h"
+#include
+#include
+#include "resources.h"
+
+void die(const char *f, const char *constname)
+{
+ DWORD le;
+
+ le = GetLastError();
+ fprintf(stderr, "error calling %s for %s: %I32d\n", f, constname, le);
+ exit(1);
+}
+
+void dumpResource(const char *constname, const WCHAR *name, const WCHAR *type)
+{
+ HRSRC hrsrc;
+ HGLOBAL res;
+ uint8_t *b, *bp;
+ DWORD i, n;
+ DWORD j;
+
+ hrsrc = FindResourceW(NULL, name, type);
+ if (hrsrc == NULL)
+ die("FindResourceW()", constname);
+ n = SizeofResource(NULL, hrsrc);
+ if (n == 0)
+ die("SizeofResource()", constname);
+ res = LoadResource(NULL, hrsrc);
+ if (res == NULL)
+ die("LoadResource()", constname);
+ b = (uint8_t *) LockResource(res);
+ if (b == NULL)
+ die("LockResource()", constname);
+
+ printf("static const uint8_t %s[] = {\n", constname);
+ bp = b;
+ j = 0;
+ for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+ if (j == 0)
+ printf("\t");
+ printf("0x%02I32X,", (uint32_t) (*bp));
+ bp++;
+ if (j == 15) {
+ printf("\n");
+ j = 0;
+ } else {
+ printf(" ");
+ j++;
+ }
+ }
+ if (j != 0)
+ printf("\n");
+ printf("};\n");
+ printf("static_assert(ARRAYSIZE(%s) == %I32d, \"wrong size for resource %s\")\n", constname, n, constname);
+ printf("\n");
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+#define d(c, t) dumpResource(#c, MAKEINTRESOURCEW(c), t)
+ d(rcTabPageDialog, RT_DIALOG);
+ d(rcFontDialog, RT_DIALOG);
+ d(rcColorDialog, RT_DIALOG);
+ return 0;
+}
diff --git a/windows/_rc2bin/resources.hpp b/windows/_rc2bin/resources.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4ae54725
--- /dev/null
+++ b/windows/_rc2bin/resources.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// 30 may 2015
+
+#define rcTabPageDialog 29000
+#define rcFontDialog 29001
+#define rcColorDialog 29002
+
+// TODO normalize these
+
+#define rcFontFamilyCombobox 1000
+#define rcFontStyleCombobox 1001
+#define rcFontSizeCombobox 1002
+#define rcFontSamplePlacement 1003
+
+#define rcColorSVChooser 1100
+#define rcColorHSlider 1101
+#define rcPreview 1102
+#define rcOpacitySlider 1103
+#define rcH 1104
+#define rcS 1105
+#define rcV 1106
+#define rcRDouble 1107
+#define rcRInt 1108
+#define rcGDouble 1109
+#define rcGInt 1110
+#define rcBDouble 1111
+#define rcBInt 1112
+#define rcADouble 1113
+#define rcAInt 1114
+#define rcHex 1115
+#define rcHLabel 1116
+#define rcSLabel 1117
+#define rcVLabel 1118
+#define rcRLabel 1119
+#define rcGLabel 1120
+#define rcBLabel 1121
+#define rcALabel 1122
+#define rcHexLabel 1123
diff --git a/windows/_rc2bin/resources.rc b/windows/_rc2bin/resources.rc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..989dfc91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/windows/_rc2bin/resources.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+// 30 may 2015
+#include "winapi.hpp"
+#include "resources.hpp"
+
+// this is a UTF-8 file
+#pragma code_page(65001)
+
+// this is the Common Controls 6 manifest
+// we only define it in a shared build; static builds have to include the appropriate parts of the manifest in the output executable
+// LONGTERM set up the string values here
+#ifndef _UI_STATIC
+ISOLATIONAWARE_MANIFEST_RESOURCE_ID RT_MANIFEST "libui.manifest"
+#endif
+
+// this is the dialog template used by tab pages; see windows/tabpage.c for details
+rcTabPageDialog DIALOGEX 0, 0, 100, 100
+STYLE DS_CONTROL | WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE
+EXSTYLE WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT
+BEGIN
+ // nothing
+END
+
+// this is for our custom DirectWrite-based font dialog (see fontdialog.cpp)
+// this is based on the "New Font Dialog with Syslink" in Microsoft's font.dlg
+// LONGTERM look at localization
+// LONGTERM make it look tighter and nicer like the real one, including the actual heights of the font family and style comboboxes
+rcFontDialog DIALOGEX 13, 54, 243, 200
+STYLE DS_MODALFRAME | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU | DS_3DLOOK
+CAPTION "Font"
+FONT 9, "Segoe UI"
+BEGIN
+ LTEXT "&Font:", -1, 7, 7, 98, 9
+ COMBOBOX rcFontFamilyCombobox, 7, 16, 98, 76,
+ CBS_SIMPLE | CBS_AUTOHSCROLL | CBS_DISABLENOSCROLL |
+ CBS_SORT | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP | CBS_HASSTRINGS
+
+ LTEXT "Font st&yle:", -1, 114, 7, 74, 9
+ COMBOBOX rcFontStyleCombobox, 114, 16, 74, 76,
+ CBS_SIMPLE | CBS_AUTOHSCROLL | CBS_DISABLENOSCROLL |
+ WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP | CBS_HASSTRINGS
+
+ LTEXT "&Size:", -1, 198, 7, 36, 9
+ COMBOBOX rcFontSizeCombobox, 198, 16, 36, 76,
+ CBS_SIMPLE | CBS_AUTOHSCROLL | CBS_DISABLENOSCROLL |
+ CBS_SORT | WS_VSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP | CBS_HASSTRINGS
+
+ GROUPBOX "Sample", -1, 7, 97, 227, 70, WS_GROUP
+ CTEXT "AaBbYyZz", rcFontSamplePlacement, 9, 106, 224, 60, SS_NOPREFIX | NOT WS_VISIBLE
+
+ DEFPUSHBUTTON "OK", IDOK, 141, 181, 45, 14, WS_GROUP
+ PUSHBUTTON "Cancel", IDCANCEL, 190, 181, 45, 14, WS_GROUP
+END
+
+rcColorDialog DIALOGEX 13, 54, 344, 209
+STYLE DS_MODALFRAME | WS_POPUP | WS_CAPTION | WS_SYSMENU | DS_3DLOOK
+CAPTION "Color"
+FONT 9, "Segoe UI"
+BEGIN
+ // this size should be big enough to get at least 256x256 on font sizes >= 8 pt
+ CTEXT "AaBbYyZz", rcColorSVChooser, 7, 7, 195, 195, SS_NOPREFIX | SS_BLACKRECT
+
+ // width is the suggested slider height since this is vertical
+ CTEXT "AaBbYyZz", rcColorHSlider, 206, 7, 15, 195, SS_NOPREFIX | SS_BLACKRECT
+
+ LTEXT "Preview:", -1, 230, 7, 107, 9, SS_NOPREFIX
+ CTEXT "AaBbYyZz", rcPreview, 230, 16, 107, 20, SS_NOPREFIX | SS_BLACKRECT
+
+ LTEXT "Opacity:", -1, 230, 45, 107, 9, SS_NOPREFIX
+ CTEXT "AaBbYyZz", rcOpacitySlider, 230, 54, 107, 15, SS_NOPREFIX | SS_BLACKRECT
+
+ LTEXT "&H:", rcHLabel, 230, 81, 8, 8
+ EDITTEXT rcH, 238, 78, 30, 14, ES_LEFT | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP, WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE
+ LTEXT "&S:", rcSLabel, 230, 95, 8, 8
+ EDITTEXT rcS, 238, 92, 30, 14, ES_LEFT | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP, WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE
+ LTEXT "&V:", rcVLabel, 230, 109, 8, 8
+ EDITTEXT rcV, 238, 106, 30, 14, ES_LEFT | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP, WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE
+
+ LTEXT "&R:", rcRLabel, 277, 81, 8, 8
+ EDITTEXT rcRDouble, 285, 78, 30, 14, ES_LEFT | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP, WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE
+ EDITTEXT rcRInt, 315, 78, 20, 14, ES_LEFT | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | ES_NUMBER | WS_TABSTOP, WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE
+ LTEXT "&G:", rcGLabel, 277, 95, 8, 8
+ EDITTEXT rcGDouble, 285, 92, 30, 14, ES_LEFT | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP, WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE
+ EDITTEXT rcGInt, 315, 92, 20, 14, ES_LEFT | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | ES_NUMBER | WS_TABSTOP, WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE
+ LTEXT "&B:", rcBLabel, 277, 109, 8, 8
+ EDITTEXT rcBDouble, 285, 106, 30, 14, ES_LEFT | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP, WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE
+ EDITTEXT rcBInt, 315, 106, 20, 14, ES_LEFT | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | ES_NUMBER | WS_TABSTOP, WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE
+ LTEXT "&A:", rcALabel, 277, 123, 8, 8
+ EDITTEXT rcADouble, 285, 120, 30, 14, ES_LEFT | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP, WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE
+ EDITTEXT rcAInt, 315, 120, 20, 14, ES_LEFT | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | ES_NUMBER | WS_TABSTOP, WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE
+
+ LTEXT "He&x:", rcHexLabel, 269, 146, 16, 8
+ EDITTEXT rcHex, 285, 143, 50, 14, ES_LEFT | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | WS_TABSTOP, WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE
+
+ DEFPUSHBUTTON "OK", IDOK, 243, 188, 45, 14, WS_GROUP
+ PUSHBUTTON "Cancel", IDCANCEL, 292, 188, 45, 14, WS_GROUP
+END
diff --git a/windows/_rc2bin/winapi.hpp b/windows/_rc2bin/winapi.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f24f607
--- /dev/null
+++ b/windows/_rc2bin/winapi.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+// 31 may 2015
+#define UNICODE
+#define _UNICODE
+#define STRICT
+#define STRICT_TYPED_ITEMIDS
+
+// see https://github.com/golang/go/issues/9916#issuecomment-74812211
+// TODO get rid of this
+#define INITGUID
+
+// for the manifest
+#ifndef _UI_STATIC
+#define ISOLATION_AWARE_ENABLED 1
+#endif
+
+// get Windows version right; right now Windows Vista
+// unless otherwise stated, all values from Microsoft's sdkddkver.h
+// TODO is all of this necessary? how is NTDDI_VERSION used?
+// TODO plaform update sp2
+#define WINVER 0x0600 /* from Microsoft's winnls.h */
+#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0600
+#define _WIN32_WINDOWS 0x0600 /* from Microsoft's pdh.h */
+#define _WIN32_IE 0x0700
+#define NTDDI_VERSION 0x06000000
+
+// The MinGW-w64 header has an unverified IDWriteTypography definition.
+// TODO I can confirm this myself, but I don't know how long it will take for them to note my adjustments... Either way, I have to confirm this myself.
+// TODO change the check from _MSC_VER to a MinGW-w64-specific check
+// TODO keep track of what else is guarded by this
+#ifndef _MSC_VER
+#define __MINGW_USE_BROKEN_INTERFACE
+#endif
+
+#include
+
+// Microsoft's resource compiler will segfault if we feed it headers it was not designed to handle
+#ifndef RC_INVOKED
+#include
+#include
+#include
+#include
+#include
+#include
+#include
+
+#include
+#include
+#include
+#include
+#include
+#include
+#include
+#include
+
+#include
+#include