diff --git a/example-controlgallery/README.md b/example-controlgallery/README.md
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+# from andlabs ui toolkit
diff --git a/example-controlgallery/controlgallery.go b/example-controlgallery/controlgallery.go
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+// 12 august 2018
+
+// +build OMIT
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"github.com/andlabs/ui"
+	_ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
+)
+
+var mainwin *ui.Window
+
+func makeBasicControlsPage() ui.Control {
+	vbox := ui.NewVerticalBox()
+	vbox.SetPadded(true)
+
+	hbox := ui.NewHorizontalBox()
+	hbox.SetPadded(true)
+	vbox.Append(hbox, false)
+
+	hbox.Append(ui.NewButton("Button"), false)
+	hbox.Append(ui.NewCheckbox("Checkbox"), false)
+
+	vbox.Append(ui.NewLabel("This is a label. Right now, labels can only span one line."), false)
+
+	vbox.Append(ui.NewHorizontalSeparator(), false)
+
+	group := ui.NewGroup("Entries")
+	group.SetMargined(true)
+	vbox.Append(group, true)
+
+group.SetChild(ui.NewNonWrappingMultilineEntry())
+
+	entryForm := ui.NewForm()
+	entryForm.SetPadded(true)
+	group.SetChild(entryForm)
+
+	entryForm.Append("Entry", ui.NewEntry(), false)
+	entryForm.Append("Password Entry", ui.NewPasswordEntry(), false)
+	entryForm.Append("Search Entry", ui.NewSearchEntry(), false)
+	entryForm.Append("Multiline Entry", ui.NewMultilineEntry(), true)
+	entryForm.Append("Multiline Entry No Wrap", ui.NewNonWrappingMultilineEntry(), true)
+
+	return vbox
+}
+
+func makeNumbersPage() ui.Control {
+	hbox := ui.NewHorizontalBox()
+	hbox.SetPadded(true)
+
+	group := ui.NewGroup("Numbers")
+	group.SetMargined(true)
+	hbox.Append(group, true)
+
+	vbox := ui.NewVerticalBox()
+	vbox.SetPadded(true)
+	group.SetChild(vbox)
+
+	spinbox := ui.NewSpinbox(0, 100)
+	slider := ui.NewSlider(0, 100)
+	pbar := ui.NewProgressBar()
+	spinbox.OnChanged(func(*ui.Spinbox) {
+		slider.SetValue(spinbox.Value())
+		pbar.SetValue(spinbox.Value())
+	})
+	slider.OnChanged(func(*ui.Slider) {
+		spinbox.SetValue(slider.Value())
+		pbar.SetValue(slider.Value())
+	})
+	vbox.Append(spinbox, false)
+	vbox.Append(slider, false)
+	vbox.Append(pbar, false)
+
+	ip := ui.NewProgressBar()
+	ip.SetValue(-1)
+	vbox.Append(ip, false)
+
+	group = ui.NewGroup("Lists")
+	group.SetMargined(true)
+	hbox.Append(group, true)
+
+	vbox = ui.NewVerticalBox()
+	vbox.SetPadded(true)
+	group.SetChild(vbox)
+
+	cbox := ui.NewCombobox()
+	cbox.Append("Combobox Item 1")
+	cbox.Append("Combobox Item 2")
+	cbox.Append("Combobox Item 3")
+	vbox.Append(cbox, false)
+
+	ecbox := ui.NewEditableCombobox()
+	ecbox.Append("Editable Item 1")
+	ecbox.Append("Editable Item 2")
+	ecbox.Append("Editable Item 3")
+	vbox.Append(ecbox, false)
+
+	rb := ui.NewRadioButtons()
+	rb.Append("Radio Button 1")
+	rb.Append("Radio Button 2")
+	rb.Append("Radio Button 3")
+	vbox.Append(rb, false)
+
+	return hbox
+}
+
+func makeDataChoosersPage() ui.Control {
+	hbox := ui.NewHorizontalBox()
+	hbox.SetPadded(true)
+
+	vbox := ui.NewVerticalBox()
+	vbox.SetPadded(true)
+	hbox.Append(vbox, false)
+
+	vbox.Append(ui.NewDatePicker(), false)
+	vbox.Append(ui.NewTimePicker(), false)
+	vbox.Append(ui.NewDateTimePicker(), false)
+	vbox.Append(ui.NewFontButton(), false)
+	vbox.Append(ui.NewColorButton(), false)
+
+	hbox.Append(ui.NewVerticalSeparator(), false)
+
+	vbox = ui.NewVerticalBox()
+	vbox.SetPadded(true)
+	hbox.Append(vbox, true)
+
+	grid := ui.NewGrid()
+	grid.SetPadded(true)
+	vbox.Append(grid, false)
+
+	button := ui.NewButton("Open File")
+	entry := ui.NewEntry()
+	entry.SetReadOnly(true)
+	button.OnClicked(func(*ui.Button) {
+		filename := ui.OpenFile(mainwin)
+		if filename == "" {
+			filename = "(cancelled)"
+		}
+		entry.SetText(filename)
+	})
+	grid.Append(button,
+		0, 0, 1, 1,
+		false, ui.AlignFill, false, ui.AlignFill)
+	grid.Append(entry,
+		1, 0, 1, 1,
+		true, ui.AlignFill, false, ui.AlignFill)
+
+	button = ui.NewButton("Save File")
+	entry2 := ui.NewEntry()
+	entry2.SetReadOnly(true)
+	button.OnClicked(func(*ui.Button) {
+		filename := ui.SaveFile(mainwin)
+		if filename == "" {
+			filename = "(cancelled)"
+		}
+		entry2.SetText(filename)
+	})
+	grid.Append(button,
+		0, 1, 1, 1,
+		false, ui.AlignFill, false, ui.AlignFill)
+	grid.Append(entry2,
+		1, 1, 1, 1,
+		true, ui.AlignFill, false, ui.AlignFill)
+
+	msggrid := ui.NewGrid()
+	msggrid.SetPadded(true)
+	grid.Append(msggrid,
+		0, 2, 2, 1,
+		false, ui.AlignCenter, false, ui.AlignStart)
+
+	button = ui.NewButton("Message Box")
+	button.OnClicked(func(*ui.Button) {
+		ui.MsgBox(mainwin,
+			"This is a normal message box.",
+			"More detailed information can be shown here.")
+	})
+	msggrid.Append(button,
+		0, 0, 1, 1,
+		false, ui.AlignFill, false, ui.AlignFill)
+	button = ui.NewButton("Error Box")
+	button.OnClicked(func(*ui.Button) {
+		ui.MsgBoxError(mainwin,
+			"This message box describes an error.",
+			"More detailed information can be shown here.")
+	})
+	msggrid.Append(button,
+		1, 0, 1, 1,
+		false, ui.AlignFill, false, ui.AlignFill)
+
+	return hbox
+}
+
+func setupUI() {
+	mainwin = ui.NewWindow("libui Control Gallery", 640, 480, true)
+	mainwin.OnClosing(func(*ui.Window) bool {
+		ui.Quit()
+		return true
+	})
+	ui.OnShouldQuit(func() bool {
+		mainwin.Destroy()
+		return true
+	})
+
+	tab := ui.NewTab()
+	mainwin.SetChild(tab)
+	mainwin.SetMargined(true)
+
+	tab.Append("Basic Controls", makeBasicControlsPage())
+	tab.SetMargined(0, true)
+
+	tab.Append("Numbers and Lists", makeNumbersPage())
+	tab.SetMargined(1, true)
+
+	tab.Append("Data Choosers", makeDataChoosersPage())
+	tab.SetMargined(2, true)
+
+	mainwin.Show()
+}
+
+func main() {
+	ui.Main(setupUI)
+}