diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index acba34a..251b774 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ all: $(TARGETS)
 
 todo_OBJS = todo.o callbacks.o main.o
 todo_CFLAGS = $(CPPFLAGSF) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGSF) $(CFLAGS)
-todo_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGSF) $(LDFLAGS) -L $(PREFIX)/lib -Wl,-rpath,$(PREFIX)/lib -lSystem
+todo_LDFLAGS = $(LDFLAGSF) $(LDFLAGS) -L $(PREFIX)/lib -Wl,-rpath,$(PREFIX)/lib -lSystem -lDesktop
 
 
 todo: $(todo_OBJS)
diff --git a/src/callbacks.c b/src/callbacks.c
index 29884a1..a076e5f 100644
--- a/src/callbacks.c
+++ b/src/callbacks.c
@@ -20,3 +20,49 @@
 
 
 /* callbacks */
+/* on_closex */
+gboolean on_closex(gpointer data)
+{
+	Todo * todo = data;
+
+	gtk_main_quit();
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+
+/* file menu */
+/* on_file_close */
+void on_file_close(gpointer data)
+{
+	Todo * todo = data;
+
+	on_closex(todo);
+}
+
+
+/* edit menu */
+/* on_edit_delete */
+void on_edit_delete(gpointer data)
+{
+	Todo * todo = data;
+
+	todo_delete_selection(todo);
+}
+
+
+/* on_edit_select_all */
+void on_edit_select_all(gpointer data)
+{
+	Todo * todo = data;
+
+	todo_select_all(todo);
+}
+
+
+/* help menu */
+void on_help_about(gpointer data)
+{
+	Todo * todo = data;
+
+	/* FIXME implement */
+}
diff --git a/src/callbacks.h b/src/callbacks.h
index 4709931..e17bdd6 100644
--- a/src/callbacks.h
+++ b/src/callbacks.h
@@ -18,7 +18,20 @@
 #ifndef TODO_CALLBACKS_H
 # define TODO_CALLBACKS_H
 
+# include <gtk/gtk.h>
+
 
 /* callbacks */
+gboolean on_closex(gpointer data);
+
+/* file menu */
+void on_file_close(gpointer data);
+
+/* edit menu */
+void on_edit_select_all(gpointer data);
+void on_edit_delete(gpointer data);
+
+/* help menu */
+void on_help_about(gpointer data);
 
 #endif /* !TODO_CALLBACKS_H */
diff --git a/src/project.conf b/src/project.conf
index a4852ba..7a3ac46 100644
--- a/src/project.conf
+++ b/src/project.conf
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ dist=Makefile,todo.h,callbacks.h
 
 [todo]
 type=binary
-ldflags=-L $(PREFIX)/lib -Wl,-rpath,$(PREFIX)/lib -lSystem
+ldflags=-L $(PREFIX)/lib -Wl,-rpath,$(PREFIX)/lib -lSystem -lDesktop
 sources=todo.c,callbacks.c,main.c
 install=$(BINDIR)
 
diff --git a/src/todo.c b/src/todo.c
index 20f8e50..55648d8 100644
--- a/src/todo.c
+++ b/src/todo.c
@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@
 
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
+#include <gdk/gdkkeysyms.h>
+#include <System.h>
+#include <Desktop.h>
+#include "callbacks.h"
 #include "todo.h"
 
 
@@ -26,26 +32,124 @@
 struct _Todo
 {
 	GtkWidget * window;
+	GtkWidget * scrolled;
+	GtkListStore * store;
+	GtkWidget * view;
+	GtkWidget * statusbar;
+};
+
+
+/* constants */
+enum { TD_COL_DONE, TD_COL_TITLE };
+#define TD_COL_LAST TD_COL_TITLE
+#define TD_NUM_COLS (TD_COL_LAST + 1)
+
+
+/* variables */
+static DesktopMenu _file_menu[] =
+{
+	{ "_Close", G_CALLBACK(on_file_close), GTK_STOCK_CLOSE, GDK_W },
+	{ NULL, NULL, NULL, 0 }
+};
+static DesktopMenu _edit_menu[] =
+{
+	{ "_Delete", G_CALLBACK(on_edit_delete), GTK_STOCK_DELETE, 0 },
+	{ "", NULL, NULL, 0 },
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2, 10, 0)
+	{ "_Select all", G_CALLBACK(on_edit_select_all), GTK_STOCK_SELECT_ALL,
+#else
+	{ "_Select all", G_CALLBACK(on_edit_select_all), "edit-select-all",
+#endif
+		GDK_A },
+	{ NULL, NULL, NULL, 0 }
+};
+static DesktopMenu _help_menu[] =
+{
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2, 6, 0)
+	{ "_About", G_CALLBACK(on_help_about), GTK_STOCK_ABOUT, 0 },
+#else
+	{ "_About", G_CALLBACK(on_help_about), NULL, 0 },
+#endif
+	{ NULL, NULL, NULL, 0 }
+};
+static DesktopMenubar _menubar[] =
+{
+	{ "_File", _file_menu },
+	{ "_Edit", _edit_menu },
+	{ "_Help", _help_menu },
+	{ NULL, NULL },
 };
 
 
 /* public */
 /* functions */
 /* todo_new */
+static void _new_view(Todo * todo);
+
 Todo * todo_new(void)
 {
 	Todo * todo;
+	GtkWidget * vbox;
+	GtkWidget * widget;
 
 	if((todo = malloc(sizeof(*todo))) == NULL)
+	{
+		error_set_code(1, "%s", strerror(errno));
 		return NULL;
+	}
+	/* main window */
 	todo->window = gtk_window_new(GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
+	gtk_window_set_default_size(GTK_WINDOW(todo->window), 300, 400);
+	gtk_window_set_icon_name(GTK_WINDOW(todo->window), "stock_todo");
+	gtk_window_set_title(GTK_WINDOW(todo->window), "Todo");
+	g_signal_connect_swapped(G_OBJECT(todo->window), "delete-event",
+			G_CALLBACK(on_closex), todo);
+	vbox = gtk_vbox_new(FALSE, 0);
+	/* menubar */
+	widget = desktop_menubar_create(_menubar, todo, NULL);
+	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(vbox), widget, FALSE, TRUE, 0);
+	/* toolbar */
+	/* view */
+	todo->scrolled = gtk_scrolled_window_new(NULL, NULL);
+	gtk_scrolled_window_set_policy(GTK_SCROLLED_WINDOW(todo->scrolled),
+			GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC, GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC);
+	_new_view(todo);
+	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(vbox), todo->scrolled, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
+	/* statusbar */
+	todo->statusbar = gtk_statusbar_new();
+	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(vbox), todo->statusbar, FALSE, TRUE, 0);
+	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(todo->window), vbox);
 	gtk_widget_show_all(todo->window);
 	return todo;
 }
 
+static void _new_view(Todo * todo)
+{
+	todo->store = gtk_list_store_new(TD_NUM_COLS, G_TYPE_BOOLEAN,
+			G_TYPE_STRING);
+	todo->view = gtk_tree_view_new_with_model(GTK_TREE_MODEL(
+				todo->store));
+	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(todo->scrolled), todo->view);
+}
+
 
 /* todo_delete */
 void todo_delete(Todo * todo)
 {
 	free(todo);
 }
+
+
+/* useful */
+/* todo_delete_selection */
+void todo_delete_selection(Todo * todo)
+{
+	/* FIXME implement */
+}
+
+
+/* todo_select_all */
+void todo_select_all(Todo * todo)
+{
+	/* FIXME implement */
+}
diff --git a/src/todo.h b/src/todo.h
index 3054540..d7b3875 100644
--- a/src/todo.h
+++ b/src/todo.h
@@ -28,4 +28,8 @@ typedef struct _Todo Todo;
 Todo * todo_new(void);
 void todo_delete(Todo * todo);
 
+/* useful */
+void todo_delete_selection(Todo * todo);
+void todo_select_all(Todo * todo);
+
 #endif /* !TODO_TODO_H */