diff --git a/new/ui.idl b/new/ui.idl
index 56c4600b..4f6d288b 100644
--- a/new/ui.idl
+++ b/new/ui.idl
@@ -131,12 +131,12 @@ interface Tab from Control {
 func NewTab(void) *Tab;
 
 interface Menu {
-	func AddItem(name *const char) *MenuItem;
-	func AddCheckItem(name *const char) *MenuItem;
-	func AddQuitItem(void) *MenuItem;
-	func AddPreferencesItem(void) *MenuItem;
-	func AddAboutItem(void) *MenuItem;
-	func AddSeparator(void);
+	func AppendItem(name *const char) *MenuItem;
+	func AppendCheckItem(name *const char) *MenuItem;
+	func AppendQuitItem(void) *MenuItem;
+	func AppendPreferencesItem(void) *MenuItem;
+	func AppendAboutItem(void) *MenuItem;
+	func AppendSeparator(void);
 };
 func NewMenu(name *const char) *Menu;
 
diff --git a/new/unix/GNUmakeinc.mk b/new/unix/GNUmakeinc.mk
index 1826c876..01c740b2 100644
--- a/new/unix/GNUmakeinc.mk
+++ b/new/unix/GNUmakeinc.mk
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 osCFILES = \
 	unix/alloc.c \
 	unix/main.c \
+	unix/menu.c \
 	unix/oscontainer.c \
 	unix/text.c \
 	unix/util.c \
diff --git a/new/unix/menu.c b/new/unix/menu.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..87eaa10f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/new/unix/menu.c
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+// 23 april 2015
+#include "uipriv_unix.h"
+
+static GArray *menus = NULL;
+static gboolean menusFinalized = FALSE;
+
+struct menu {
+	uiMenu m;
+	char *name;
+	GHashTable *gtkMenuItems;		// map[GtkWindow]GtkMenuItem
+	GHashTable *gtkSubmenus;		// map[GtkWindow]GtkMenu
+	GArray *items;					// []struct menuItem
+};
+
+struct menuItem {
+	uiMenuItem mi;
+	char *name;
+	int type;
+	void (*onClicked)(uiMenuItem *, uiWindow *, void *);
+	void *onClickedData;
+	GtkWidget *baseItem;			// for property binding
+	GHashTable *uiWindows;			// map[GtkMenuItem]uiWindow
+};
+
+enum {
+	typeRegular,
+	typeCheckbox,
+	typeQuit,
+	typePreferences,
+	typeAbout,
+	typeSeparator,
+};
+
+#define NEWHASH() g_hash_table_new(g_direct_hash, g_direct_equal)
+
+static uiMenuItem *newItem(struct menu *m, int type, const char *name)
+{
+	struct menuItem *item;
+
+	if (menusFinalized)
+		complain("attempt to create a new menu item after menus have been finalized");
+
+	g_array_set_size(m->items, m->items->len + 1);
+	item = &g_array_index(m->items, struct menuItem, m->items->len - 1);
+
+	item->type = type;
+	switch (item->type) {
+	case typeQuit:
+		item->name = g_strdup("Quit");
+		break;
+	case typePreferences:
+		item->name = g_strdup("Preferences...");
+		break;
+	case typeAbout:
+		item->name = g_strdup("About");
+		break;
+	case typeSeparator:
+		break;
+	default:
+		item->name = g_strdup(name);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	switch (item->type) {
+	case typeCheckbox:
+		item->baseItem = gtk_check_menu_item_new_with_label(item->name);
+		break;
+	case typeSeparator:
+		item->baseItem = gtk_separator_menu_item_new();
+		break;
+	default:
+		item->baseItem = gtk_menu_item_new_with_label(item->name);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	item->uiWindows = NEWHASH();
+
+	// TODO vtable
+
+	return uiMenuItem(item);
+}
+
+uiMenuItem *menuAppendItem(uiMenu *mm, const char *name)
+{
+	return newItem((struct menu *) mm, typeRegular, name);
+}
+
+uiMenuItem *menuAppendCheckItem(uiMenu *mm, const char *name)
+{
+	return newItem((struct menu *) mm, typeCheckbox, name);
+}
+
+uiMenuItem *menuAppendQuitItem(uiMenu *mm)
+{
+	// TODO check multiple quit items
+	// TODO conditionally add separator
+	newItem((struct menu *) mm, typeSeparator, NULL);
+	return newItem((struct menu *) mm, typeQuit, NULL);
+}
+
+uiMenuItem *menuAppendPreferencesItem(uiMenu *mm)
+{
+	// TODO check multiple preferences items
+	// TODO conditionally add separator
+	newItem((struct menu *) mm, typeSeparator, NULL);
+	return newItem((struct menu *) mm, typePreferences, NULL);
+}
+
+uiMenuItem *menuAppendAboutItem(uiMenu *mm)
+{
+	// TODO check multiple about items
+	// TODO conditionally add separator
+	newItem((struct menu *) mm, typeSeparator, NULL);
+	return newItem((struct menu *) mm, typeAbout, NULL);
+}
+
+void menuAppendSeparator(uiMenu *mm)
+{
+	// TODO check multiple about items
+	newItem((struct menu *) mm, typeSeparator, NULL);
+}
+
+uiMenu *uiNewMenu(const char *name)
+{
+	struct menu *m;
+
+	if (menusFinalized)
+		complain("attempt to create a new menu after menus have been finalized");
+	if (menus == NULL)
+		menus = g_array_new(FALSE, TRUE, sizeof (struct menu));
+
+	// thanks Company in irc.gimp.net/#gtk+
+	g_array_set_size(menus, menus->len + 1);
+	m = &g_array_index(menus, struct menu, menus->len - 1);
+
+	m->name = g_strdup(name);
+	m->gtkMenuItems = NEWHASH();
+	m->gtkSubmenus = NEWHASH();
+	m->items = g_array_new(FALSE, TRUE, sizeof (struct menuItem));
+
+	uiMenu(m)->AppendItem = menuAppendItem;
+	uiMenu(m)->AppendCheckItem = menuAppendCheckItem;
+	uiMenu(m)->AppendQuitItem = menuAppendQuitItem;
+	uiMenu(m)->AppendPreferencesItem = menuAppendPreferencesItem;
+	uiMenu(m)->AppendAboutItem = menuAppendAboutItem;
+	uiMenu(m)->AppendSeparator = menuAppendSeparator;
+
+	return uiMenu(m);
+}
+
+/*
+void menuItemDestroy(struct menuItem *item)
+{
+	// TODO checck that item->uiWindows is empty
+	g_hash_table_destroy(item->uiWindows);
+	gtk_widget_destroy(item->baseItem);
+	if (item->name != NULL)
+		g_free(item->name);
+}
+
+void menuDestroy(void)
+{
+	guint i, j;
+	struct menu *m;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < menus->len; i++) {
+		m = &g_array_index(menus, struct menu, i);
+		for (j = 0; j < m->items->len; j++)
+			menuItemDestroy(&g_array_index(m->items, struct menuItem, j));
+		g_array_free(m->items, TRUE);
+		// TODO check that m->gtkSubmenus is empty
+		g_hash_table_destroy(m->gtkSubmenus);
+		// TODO check that m->gtkMenuItem is empty
+		g_hash_table_destroy(m->gtkMenuItem);
+		g_free(m->name);
+	}
+	g_array_free(menus, TRUE);
+}
+*/
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