diff --git a/redo/GNUbase.mk b/redo/GNUbase.mk
index 67efd094..998fdeca 100644
--- a/redo/GNUbase.mk
+++ b/redo/GNUbase.mk
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ xHFILES = \
 
 OFILES = \
 	$(baseCFILES:%.c=$(OBJDIR)/%.o) \
-	$(baseMFILES:%.m=$(OBJDIR)/%.o)
+	$(baseMFILES:%.m=$(OBJDIR)/%.o) \
+	$(baseRCFILES:%.rc=$(OBJDIR)/%.o)
 
 xCFLAGS = \
 	-g \
@@ -26,6 +27,11 @@ xCFLAGS = \
 	$(archmflag) \
 	$(baseCFLAGS)
 
+# windres doesn't support -m
+xRCFLAGS = \
+	$(RCFLAGS) \
+	$(baseRCFLAGS)
+
 xLDFLAGS = \
 	-g \
 	$(LDFLAGS) \
@@ -47,6 +53,10 @@ $(OBJDIR)/%.o: %.m $(xHFILES) | $$(dir $$@).phony
 	@$(CC) -o $@ -c $< $(xCFLAGS)
 	@echo ====== Compiled $<
 
+$(OBJDIR)/%.o: %.rc $(xHFILES) | $$(dir $$@).phony
+	@$(RC) $(xRCFLAGS) $< $@
+	@echo ====== Compiled $<
+
 # see http://www.cmcrossroads.com/article/making-directories-gnu-make
 %/.phony:
 	@mkdir -p $(dir $@)
diff --git a/redo/GNUmakefile b/redo/GNUmakefile
index 304066a6..98a86c82 100644
--- a/redo/GNUmakefile
+++ b/redo/GNUmakefile
@@ -36,11 +36,14 @@ baseCFILES = \
 
 baseMFILES = $(osMFILES)
 
+baseRCFILES = $(osRCFILES)
+
 baseCFLAGS = $(osCFLAGS)
 baseLDFLAGS = \
 	-shared \
 	$(osLDWarnUndefinedFlags) \
 	$(osLDFLAGS)
+baseRCFLAGS = $(osRCFLAGS)
 baseSUFFIX = $(osLIBSUFFIX)
 
 include GNUbase.mk
diff --git a/redo/windows/GNUmakeinc.mk b/redo/windows/GNUmakeinc.mk
index 0b9b3b02..36920ad4 100644
--- a/redo/windows/GNUmakeinc.mk
+++ b/redo/windows/GNUmakeinc.mk
@@ -33,8 +33,12 @@ osCFILES = \
 	windows/window.c
 
 osHFILES = \
+	windows/resources.h \
 	windows/uipriv_windows.h
 
+osRCFILES = \
+	windows/resources.rc
+
 # thanks ebassi in irc.gimp.net/#gtk+
 osCFLAGS = \
 	-D_UI_EXTERN='__declspec(dllexport) extern'
diff --git a/redo/windows/resources.h b/redo/windows/resources.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f560cca2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/redo/windows/resources.h
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// 30 may 2015
+
+#define rcTabPageDialog 100
diff --git a/redo/windows/resources.rc b/redo/windows/resources.rc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..64b0e5f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/redo/windows/resources.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// 30 may 2015
+//TODO#include "winapi.h"
+#include <windows.h>
+
+// this is a UTF-8 file
+#pragma code_page(65001)
+
+// this is the dialog template used 
+rcTabPageDialog DIALOGEX 0, 0, 100, 100
+STYLE WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE
+// TODO EXSTYLE WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT
+BEGIN
+	// nothing
+END
diff --git a/redo/windows/uipriv_windows.h b/redo/windows/uipriv_windows.h
index 4d1e1878..b404a616 100644
--- a/redo/windows/uipriv_windows.h
+++ b/redo/windows/uipriv_windows.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "../out/ui.h"
 #include "../ui_windows.h"
 #include "../uipriv.h"
+#include "resources.h"
 
 // ui internal window messages
 enum {