diff --git a/pygtktalog/gtk2/__init__.py b/pygtktalog/gtk2/__init__.py
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diff --git a/pygtktalog/gtk2/gui.py b/pygtktalog/gtk2/gui.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import gtk
+
+
+class MainWindow(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.window = gtk.Window()
+        self.window.set_title("pygtktalog")
+        self.window.connect("delete-event", gtk.main_quit)
+
+        self.recent = None
+
+        box = gtk.VBox(False, 0)
+
+        vpaned = gtk.VPaned()
+
+        menubar = self.get_main_menu()
+        box.pack_start(menubar, False, True, 0)
+
+        box.pack_start(vpaned, True, True, 0)
+
+        self.window.add(box)
+        self.window.add(vpaned)
+        self.window.show_all()
+
+    def menu(self):
+        return(gtk.MenuBar())
+
+    def fake_recent(self):
+        recent_menu = gtk.Menu()
+        for i in "one two techno foo bar baz".split():
+            item = gtk.MenuItem(i)
+            item.connect_object("activate", self.on_recent_activate,
+                                "/some/fake/path/" + i)
+            recent_menu.append(item)
+            item.show()
+        self.recent.set_submenu(recent_menu)
+
+    def get_main_menu(self):
+        menu_items = (("/_File", None, None, 0, "<Branch>"),
+                      ("/File/_New", "<control>N", self.on_menu_callback,
+                       0, '<StockItem>', gtk.STOCK_NEW),
+                      ("/File/_Open", "<control>O", self.on_menu_callback,
+                       0, '<StockItem>', gtk.STOCK_OPEN),
+                      ("/File/_Save", "<control>S", self.on_menu_callback,
+                       0, '<StockItem>', gtk.STOCK_SAVE),
+                      ("/File/Save _As", None, self.on_menu_callback, 0,
+                       '<StockItem>', gtk.STOCK_SAVE_AS),
+                      ("/File/sep1", None, None, 0, "<Separator>"),
+                      ("/File/Import", None, None, 0, None),
+                      ("/File/Export", None, None, 0, None),
+                      ("/File/sep2", None, None, 0, "<Separator>"),
+                      ("/File/Recent files", None, None, 0, None),
+                      ("/File/sep3", None, None, 0, "<Separator>"),
+                      ("/File/_Quit", "<control>Q", gtk.main_quit, 0,
+                       '<StockItem>', gtk.STOCK_QUIT),
+                      ("/_Edit", None, None, 0, "<Branch>"),
+                      ("/Edit/_Delete", "Delete", None, 0, '<StockItem>',
+                       gtk.STOCK_DELETE),
+                      ("/Edit/sep4", None, None, 0, "<Separator>"),
+                      ("/Edit/_Find", "<control>F", None, 0,
+                       '<StockItem>', gtk.STOCK_FIND),
+                      ("/Edit/sep5", None, None, 0, "<Separator>"),
+                      ("/Edit/_Preferences", None, None, 0,
+                       '<StockItem>', gtk.STOCK_PREFERENCES),
+                      ("/_Catalog", None, None, 0, "<Branch>"),
+                      ("/Catalog/Add CD\/DVD", "<control>E", None, 0, None),
+                      ("/Catalog/Add Directory", "<control>D", None, 0, None),
+                      ("/Catalog/sep6", None, None, 0, "<Separator>"),
+                      ("/Catalog/Delete all images", None, None, 0, None),
+                      ("/Catalog/Delete all thumbnals", None, None, 0, None),
+                      ("/Catalog/Save all images…", None, None, 0, None),
+                      ("/Catalog/sep7", None, None, 0, "<Separator>"),
+                      ("/Catalog/Catalog _statistics", None, None, 0, None),
+                      ("/Catalog/sep8", None, None, 0, "<Separator>"),
+                      ("/Catalog/Cancel", None, None, 0, '<StockItem>',
+                       gtk.STOCK_CANCEL),
+                      ("/_View", None, None, 0, "<Branch>"),
+                      ("/View/Toolbar", None, None, 0, '<ToggleItem>'),
+                      ("/View/Status bar", None, None, 0, '<ToggleItem>'),
+                      ("/_Help", None, None, 0, "<LastBranch>"),
+                      ("/_Help/About", None, self.on_about_activate, 0,
+                       '<StockItem>', gtk.STOCK_ABOUT))
+
+        accel_group = gtk.AccelGroup()
+        item_factory = gtk.ItemFactory(gtk.MenuBar, "<main>", accel_group)
+        item_factory.create_items(menu_items)
+
+        # get recent menu item, and build recent submenu
+        self.recent = item_factory.get_item('/File/Recent files')
+        self.fake_recent()
+
+        self.menu_cancel = item_factory.get_item('/Catalog/Cancel')
+        self.menu_cancel.set_sensitive(False)
+
+
+        self.window.add_accel_group(accel_group)
+        # Finally, return the actual menu bar created by the item factory.
+        return item_factory.get_widget("<main>")
+
+    def on_menu_callback(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        return
+
+    def on_about_activate(self, event, menuitem):
+        print "about", event, menuitem
+        return
+
+    def on_recent_activate(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        print args, kwargs
+
+
+def run():
+    gui = MainWindow()
+    gtk.mainloop()