diff --git a/redo/unix/control.c b/redo/unix/control.c
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+++ b/redo/unix/control.c
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+// 11 june 2015
+#include "uipriv_unix.h"
+
+#define WIDGET(c) (GTK_WIDGET(uiControlHandle((c))))
+
+static void singleWidgetCommitDestroy(uiControl *c)
+{
+	g_object_unref(WIDGET(c));
+}
+
+static void singleWidgetCommitSetParent(uiControl *c, uiControl *parent)
+{
+	GtkWidget *newParent;
+	GtkWidget *oldParent;
+
+	if (parent == NULL) {
+		oldParent = WIDGET(uiControlParent(c));
+		gtk_container_remove(GTK_CONTAINER(oldParent), WIDGET(c));
+		return;
+	}
+	newParent = WIDGET(parent);;
+	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(newParent), WIDGET(c));
+}
+
+static void singleWidgetResize(uiControl *c, intmax_t x, intmax_t y, intmax_t width, intmax_t height, uiSizing *d)
+{
+	GtkAllocation a;
+
+	a.x = x;
+	a.y = y;
+	a.width = width;
+	a.height = height;
+	gtk_widget_set_allocation(WIDGET(c), &a);
+}
+
+static uiSizing *singleWidgetSizing(uiControl *c)
+{
+	// TODO
+}
+
+static void singleWidgetCommitShow(uiControl *c)
+{
+	gtk_widget_show(WIDGET(c));
+}
+
+static void singleWidgetCommitHide(uiControl *c)
+{
+	gtk_widget_hide(WIDGET(c));
+}
+
+static void singleWidgetCommitEnable(uiControl *c)
+{
+	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(WIDGET(c), TRUE);
+}
+
+static void singleWidgetCommitDisable(uiControl *c)
+{
+	gtk_widget_set_sensitive(WIDGET(c), FALSE);
+}
+
+static uintptr_t singleWidgetStartZOrder(uiControl *c)
+{
+	complain("singleWidgetStartZOrder() meaningless on GTK+");
+	return 0;		// keep compiler happy
+}
+
+static uintptr_t singleWidgetSetZOrder(uiControl *c, uintptr_t insertAfter)
+{
+	complain("singleWidgetSetZOrder() meaningless on GTK+");
+	return 0;		// keep compiler happy
+}
+
+static int singleWidgetHasTabStops(uiControl *c)
+{
+	complain("singleWidgetHasTabStops() meaningless on GTK+");
+	return 0;		// keep compiler happy
+}
+
+// called after creating the control's widget
+void uiUnixMakeSingleWidgetControl(uiControl *c)
+{
+	// we have to sink the widget so we can reparent it
+	g_object_ref_sink(WIDGET(c));
+
+	uiControl(c)->CommitDestroy = singleWidgetCommitDestroy;
+	uiControl(c)->CommitSetParent = singleWidgetCommitSetParent;
+	uiControl(c)->Resize = singleWidgetResize;
+	uiControl(c)->Sizing = singleWidgetSizing;
+	uiControl(c)->CommitShow = singleWidgetCommitShow;
+	uiControl(c)->CommitHide = singleWidgetCommitHide;
+	uiControl(c)->CommitEnable = singleWidgetCommitEnable;
+	uiControl(c)->CommitDisable = singleWidgetCommitDisable;
+	uiControl(c)->StartZOrder = singleWidgetStartZOrder;
+	uiControl(c)->SetZOrder = singleWidgetSetZOrder;
+	uiControl(c)->HasTabStops = singleWidgetHasTabStops;
+}
+
+void queueResize(uiControl *c)
+{
+	gtk_widget_queue_resize(WIDGET(c));
+}