diff --git a/doc/misctests/winrebarexplorertheme.cpp b/doc/misctests/winrebarexplorertheme.cpp
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+// 9 october 2018
+#define UNICODE
+#define _UNICODE
+#define STRICT
+#define STRICT_TYPED_ITEMIDS
+#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
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <commctrl.h>
+#include <uxtheme.h>
+#include <vsstyle.h>
+#include <vssym32.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+void diele(const char *func)
+{
+	DWORD le;
+
+	le = GetLastError();
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s: %I32u\n", func, le);
+	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+void diehr(const char *func, HRESULT hr)
+{
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s: 0x%08I32X\n", func, hr);
+	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
+HINSTANCE hInstance;
+HWND rebar;
+HWND leftbar;
+HWND rightbar;
+
+static struct {
+	const WCHAR *text;
+	BOOL dropdown;
+} leftbarButtons[] = {
+	{ L"Organize", TRUE },
+	{ L"Include in library", TRUE },
+	{ L"Share with", TRUE },
+	{ L"Burn", FALSE },
+	{ L"New folder", FALSE },
+};
+
+void onWM_CREATE(HWND hwnd)
+{
+	TBBUTTON tbb[5];
+	REBARBANDINFOW rbi;
+	int i;
+
+#if 0
+	rebar = CreateWindowExW(0,
+		REBARCLASSNAMEW, NULL,
+		WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | WS_CLIPSIBLINGS | WS_CLIPCHILDREN | CCS_NODIVIDER | CCS_TOP,
+		0, 0, 0, 0,
+		hwnd, (HMENU) 100, hInstance, NULL);
+	if (rebar == NULL)
+		diele("CreateWindowExW(REBARCLASSNAMEW)");
+#endif
+
+	leftbar = CreateWindowExW(0,
+		TOOLBARCLASSNAMEW, NULL,
+		WS_CHILD | /*CCS_NOPARENTALIGN | CCS_NORESIZE | */TBSTYLE_FLAT | TBSTYLE_LIST | TBSTYLE_TRANSPARENT,
+		0, 0, 0, 0,
+		hwnd, (HMENU) 101, hInstance, NULL);
+	SendMessageW(leftbar, TB_BUTTONSTRUCTSIZE, sizeof (TBBUTTON), 0);
+	ZeroMemory(tbb, 5 * sizeof (TBBUTTON));
+	for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+		tbb[i].iBitmap = I_IMAGENONE;
+		tbb[i].idCommand = i;
+		tbb[i].fsState = TBSTATE_ENABLED;
+		tbb[i].fsStyle = BTNS_AUTOSIZE | BTNS_BUTTON | BTNS_NOPREFIX | BTNS_SHOWTEXT;
+		if (leftbarButtons[i].dropdown)
+			tbb[i].fsStyle |= BTNS_DROPDOWN | BTNS_WHOLEDROPDOWN;
+		tbb[i].iString = (INT_PTR) (leftbarButtons[i].text);
+	}
+	if (SendMessageW(leftbar, TB_ADDBUTTONS, 5, (LPARAM) tbb) == FALSE)
+		diele("TB_ADDBUTTONS");
+
+#if 0
+	ZeroMemory(&rbi, sizeof (REBARBANDINFOW));
+	rbi.cbSize = sizeof (REBARBANDINFOW);
+	rbi.fMask = RBBIM_CHILD | RBBIM_STYLE;
+	rbi.fStyle = RBBS_NOGRIPPER | RBBS_USECHEVRON | RBBS_HIDETITLE;
+	rbi.hwndChild = leftbar;
+	if (SendMessageW(rebar, RB_INSERTBANDW, (WPARAM) (-1), (LPARAM) (&rbi)) == 0)
+		diele("RB_INSERTBANDW leftbar");
+#endif
+	SendMessageW(leftbar, TB_AUTOSIZE, 0, 0);
+	ShowWindow(leftbar, SW_SHOW);
+}
+
+LRESULT CALLBACK wndproc(HWND hwnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
+{
+	switch (uMsg) {
+	case WM_CREATE:
+		onWM_CREATE(hwnd);
+		break;
+	case WM_CLOSE:
+		PostQuitMessage(0);
+		break;
+	}
+	return DefWindowProcW(hwnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam);
+}
+
+EXTERN_C IMAGE_DOS_HEADER __ImageBase;
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	STARTUPINFOW si;
+	int nCmdShow;
+	INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX icc;
+	HICON hDefaultIcon;
+	HCURSOR hDefaultCursor;
+	WNDCLASSW wc;
+	HWND mainwin;
+	MSG msg;
+
+	hInstance = (HINSTANCE) (&__ImageBase);
+	nCmdShow = SW_SHOWDEFAULT;
+	GetStartupInfoW(&si);
+	if ((si.dwFlags & STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW) != 0)
+		nCmdShow = si.wShowWindow;
+
+	ZeroMemory(&icc, sizeof (INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX));
+	icc.dwSize = sizeof (INITCOMMONCONTROLSEX);
+	icc.dwICC = ICC_STANDARD_CLASSES | ICC_BAR_CLASSES | ICC_COOL_CLASSES;
+	if (InitCommonControlsEx(&icc) == 0)
+		diele("InitCommonControlsEx()");
+
+	hDefaultIcon = LoadIconW(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
+	if (hDefaultIcon == NULL)
+		diele("LoadIconW(IDI_APPLICATION)");
+	hDefaultCursor = LoadCursorW(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
+	if (hDefaultCursor == NULL)
+		diele("LoadCursorW(IDC_ARROW)");
+
+	ZeroMemory(&wc, sizeof (WNDCLASSW));
+	wc.lpszClassName = L"mainwin";
+	wc.lpfnWndProc = wndproc;
+	wc.hInstance = hInstance;
+	wc.hIcon = hDefaultIcon;
+	wc.hCursor = hDefaultCursor;
+	wc.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH) (COLOR_BTNFACE + 1);
+	if (RegisterClassW(&wc) == 0)
+		diele("RegisterClassW()");
+
+	mainwin = CreateWindowExW(0,
+		L"mainwin", L"Main Window",
+		WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,
+		CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT,
+		CW_USEDEFAULT, CW_USEDEFAULT,
+		NULL, NULL, hInstance, NULL);
+	if (mainwin == NULL)
+		diele("CreateWindowExW(L\"mainwin\")");
+
+	ShowWindow(mainwin, nCmdShow);
+	if (UpdateWindow(mainwin) == 0)
+		diele("UpdateWindow()");
+
+	for (;;) {
+		int res;
+
+		res = GetMessageW(&msg, NULL, 0, 0);
+		if (res < 0)
+			diele("GetMessageW()");
+		if (res == 0)
+			break;
+		TranslateMessage(&msg);
+		DispatchMessageW(&msg);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}