diff --git a/redo/unix/control.c b/redo/unix/control.c
index c85c11bd..7c6f3750 100644
--- a/redo/unix/control.c
+++ b/redo/unix/control.c
@@ -77,10 +77,10 @@ static int singleWidgetHasTabStops(uiControl *c)
 }
 
 // called after creating the control's widget
-void uiUnixMakeSingleWidgetControl(uiControl *c)
+void uiUnixMakeSingleWidgetControl(uiControl *c, GtkWidget *widget)
 {
 	// we have to sink the widget so we can reparent it
-	g_object_ref_sink(WIDGET(c));
+	g_object_ref_sink(widget);
 
 	uiControl(c)->CommitDestroy = singleWidgetCommitDestroy;
 	uiControl(c)->CommitSetParent = singleWidgetCommitSetParent;
diff --git a/redo/unix/window.c b/redo/unix/window.c
index debe4a3f..c88083eb 100644
--- a/redo/unix/window.c
+++ b/redo/unix/window.c
@@ -1,17 +1,64 @@
 // 11 june 2015
 #include "uipriv_unix.h"
 
+// TODO ban uiControl methods that don't apply
+
 struct window {
 	uiWindow w;
+
 	GtkWidget *widget;
+	GtkContainer *container;
+	GtkWindow *window;
+
+	GtkWidget *vboxWidget;
+	GtkContainer *vboxContainer;
+	GtkBox *vbox;
+
+	GtkWidget *menubar;
+
 	uiControl *child;
 	int (*onClosing)(uiWindow *, void *);
 	void *onClosingData;
 	int margined;
+	void (*baseCommitDestroy)(uiControl *c);
 };
 
 uiDefineControlType(uiWindow, uiTypeWindow, struct window)
 
+static gboolean onClosing(GtkWidget *win, GdkEvent *e, gpointer data)
+{
+	struct window *w = (struct window *) data;
+
+	// manually destroy the window ourselves; don't let the delete-event handler do it
+	if ((*(w->onClosing))(uiWindow(w), w->onClosingData))
+		uiControlDestroy(uiControl(w));
+	// don't continue to the default delete-event handler; we destroyed the window by now
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+static int defaultOnClosing(uiWindow *w, void *data)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void windowCommitDestroy(uiControl *c)
+{
+	struct window *w = (struct window *) c;
+
+	// first hide ourselves
+	gtk_widget_hide(w->widget);
+	// now destroy the bin
+	// we need to remove the bin from its parent first
+	uiBinRemoveOSParent(w->bin);
+	uiControlDestroy(uiControl(w->bin));
+	// now destroy the menus, if any
+	if (w->menubar != NULL)
+		freeMenubar(w->menubar);
+	// now destroy ourselves
+	// this will also free the vbox
+	(*(w->baseCommitDestroy))(uiControl(w));
+}
+
 static uintptr_t windowHandle(uiControl *c)
 {
 	struct window *w = (struct window *) c;
@@ -19,6 +66,16 @@ static uintptr_t windowHandle(uiControl *c)
 	return (uintptr_t) (w->widget);
 }
 
+static void windowCommitShow(uiControl *c)
+{
+	struct window *w = (struct window *) c;
+
+	// don't use gtk_widget_show_all() as that will show all children, regardless of user settings
+	// don't use gtk_widget_show(); that doesn't bring to front or give keyboard focus
+	// (gtk_window_present() does call gtk_widget_show() though)
+	gtk_window_present(w->window);
+}
+
 static void windowContainerUpdateState(uiControl *c)
 {
 	struct window *w = (struct window *) c;
@@ -31,14 +88,14 @@ static char *windowTitle(uiWindow *ww)
 {
 	struct window *w = (struct window *) ww;
 
-	return PUT_CODE_HERE;
+	return uiUnixStrdupText(gtk_window_get_title(w->window));
 }
 
 static void windowSetTitle(uiWindow *ww, const char *title)
 {
 	struct window *w = (struct window *) ww;
 
-	PUT_CODE_HERE;
+	gtk_window_set_title(w->window, title);
 	// don't queue resize; the caption isn't part of what affects layout and sizing of the client area (it'll be ellipsized if too long)
 }
 
@@ -91,13 +148,49 @@ uiWindow *uiNewWindow(const char *title, int width, int height, int hasMenubar)
 {
 	struct window *w;
 
-	w = (struct window *) MAKE_CONTROL_INSTANCE(uiTypeWindow());
+	w = (struct window *) uiNewControl(uiTypeWindow());
 
-	PUT_CODE_HERE;
+	w->widget = gtk_window_new(GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
+	w->container = GTK_CONTAINER(w->widget);
+	w->window = GTK_WINDOW(w->widget);
+
+	uiUnixMakeSingleWidgetControl(uiControl(w), w->widget);
+
+	gtk_window_set_title(w->window, title);
+	gtk_window_resize(w->window, width, height);
+
+	w->vboxWidget = gtk_box_new(GTK_ORIENTATION_VERTICAL, 0);
+	w->vboxContainer = GTK_CONTAINER(w->vboxWidget);
+	w->vbox = GTK_BOX(w->vboxWidget);
+
+	// set the vbox as the GtkWindow child
+	gtk_container_add(w->container, w->vboxWidget);
+
+	if (hasMenubar) {
+		w->menubar = makeMenubar(uiWindow(w));
+		gtk_container_add(w->vboxContainer, w->menubar);
+	}
+
+	w->bin = newBin();
+	binWidget = GTK_WIDGET(uiControlHandle(uiControl(w->bin)));
+	gtk_widget_set_hexpand(binWidget, TRUE);
+	gtk_widget_set_halign(binWidget, GTK_ALIGN_FILL);
+	gtk_widget_set_vexpand(binWidget, TRUE);
+	gtk_widget_set_valign(binWidget, GTK_ALIGN_FILL);
+	uiBinSetOSParent(w->bin, (uintptr_t) (w->vboxContainer));
+
+	// show everything in the vbox, but not the GtkWindow itself
+	gtk_widget_show_all(w->vboxWidget);
+
+	// and connect our OnClosing() event
+	g_signal_connect(w->widget, "delete-event", G_CALLBACK(onClosing), w);
 
 	w->onClosing = defaultOnClosing;
 
 	uiControl(w)->Handle = windowHandle;
+	w->baseCommitDestroy = uiControl(w)->CommitDestroy;
+	uiControl(w)->CommitDestroy = windowCommitDestroy;
+	uiControl(w)->CommitShow = windowCommitShow;
 	uiControl(w)->ContainerUpdateState = windowContainerUpdateState;
 
 	uiWindow(w)->Title = windowTitle;