diff --git a/icons/other/package_add.png b/icons/other/package_add.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9c8a9da4
Binary files /dev/null and b/icons/other/package_add.png differ
diff --git a/icons/other/package_delete.png b/icons/other/package_delete.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..86f7fbc2
Binary files /dev/null and b/icons/other/package_delete.png differ
diff --git a/lazproj/coedit.lpi b/lazproj/coedit.lpi
index 5357d7f8..e841c4ac 100644
--- a/lazproj/coedit.lpi
+++ b/lazproj/coedit.lpi
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
         <PackageName Value="LCL"/>
       </Item6>
     </RequiredPackages>
-    <Units Count="33">
+    <Units Count="34">
       <Unit0>
         <Filename Value="coedit.lpr"/>
         <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
@@ -345,6 +345,14 @@
         <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
         <UnitName Value="ce_icons"/>
       </Unit32>
+      <Unit33>
+        <Filename Value="..\src\ce_resman.pas"/>
+        <IsPartOfProject Value="True"/>
+        <ComponentName Value="CEResmanWidget"/>
+        <HasResources Value="True"/>
+        <ResourceBaseClass Value="Form"/>
+        <UnitName Value="ce_resman"/>
+      </Unit33>
     </Units>
   </ProjectOptions>
   <CompilerOptions>
diff --git a/resman/README.md b/resman/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7eeb099b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resman/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Coedit resman
+=============
+
+The interactive Coedit tool used to manage the resource of a project.
+This D program is based on the tool called resource.d
+
+Tool: the source code of the program used by Coedit.
+Library: the source code if the static library to import in a module using the resman.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resman/build/tool.coedit b/resman/build/tool.coedit
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..229b0ee3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resman/build/tool.coedit
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+object CurrentProject: TCEProject
+  OptionsCollection = <  
+    item
+      name = 'default'
+      messagesOptions.showColumnsNumber = True
+      outputOptions.boundsCheck = onAlways
+      pathsOptions.outputFilename = 'C:\dev\sharedbin\resman.exe'
+      preBuildProcess.options = []
+      preBuildProcess.showWindow = swoNone
+      postBuildProcess.options = []
+      postBuildProcess.showWindow = swoNone
+      runOptions.options = []
+      runOptions.parameters.Strings = (
+        '-v <CPFS>'
+      )
+      runOptions.showWindow = swoNone
+    end>
+  Sources.Strings = (
+    '..\tool\resman.d'
+    '..\tool\utils.d'
+  )
+  ConfigurationIndex = 0
+end
diff --git a/resman/library/resman.d b/resman/library/resman.d
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba35a554
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resman/library/resman.d
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/**
+ * Coedit resource API
+ */
+module resman;
+
+/**
+ * Activate the resman mechanism. If the resources related to a
+ * module have been generated using the Coedit *Resman* widget
+ * then mixing this template will:
+ * - import this module, thus the method to access the to resources
+ * - import, at compile time, the resource data, located in the .res file
+ * Examples:
+ * ---
+ * mixin activateResman;
+ * ---
+ */
+mixin template activateResman()
+{
+    mixin("private import resman;");
+    enum f = (__FILE__.stripExtension.stripPath) ~ ".res";
+    mixin(import(f));
+}
+
+public enum ResFormat {
+    bytes,  //
+    utf8,   //
+    base16, //
+    base64  //
+}
+
+/**
+ *
+ * Params:
+ * identifiers = the array which holds the resource identifiers, 
+ * always named *residententifiers*.
+ * identifier = the identifier to find.
+ *
+ * Return:
+ * a positive value if the resource is found otherwise -1. 
+ */
+public ptrdiff_t resourceIndex(string[] identifiers, string identifier)
+{
+    return -1;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/resman/tool/resman.d b/resman/tool/resman.d
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09268262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resman/tool/resman.d
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+module resman;
+
+import std.stdio, std.getopt, std.path;
+import std.json, std.file, std.conv;
+
+enum ResType {aFile, aFolder}
+enum ResFormat {bytes, utf8, base16, base64}
+
+struct ResourceItem{}
+alias ResourceItems = ResourceItem * [];
+
+void main(string[] args)
+{
+    string[] files;
+    string basePath;
+    bool verbose;
+    ResourceItems items;
+    
+    getopt(args, config.passThrough, "v|verbose", &verbose);
+    getopt(args, config.passThrough, "b|basepath", &basePath);
+    files = args[1..$];
+    
+    if (basePath.length && basePath.exists)
+        {/*setCUrrentDirectory(basePath) : use to solve relative resource path\name*/}
+    
+    if (!files.length) return; // + verbose, msg
+    foreach(f; files) 
+    {
+        json2Items(f, items);
+        Items2Module(f, items);
+    } 
+    readln;
+}
+
+void json2Items(string fname, out ResourceItems items)
+{
+    if (!fname.exists) return; // + verbose, msg
+    size_t size = cast(size_t) getSize(fname);
+    if (size == 0) return;   // + verbose, msg
+    
+    auto json_string = cast(string) std.file.read(fname, size);
+    JSONValue root = parseJSON(json_string);
+    if (root.type != JSON_TYPE.OBJECT) return;      // invalid format
+    JSONValue * itms = ("items" in root.object);
+    if (itms == null) return;                       // invalid format
+    if (itms.type != JSON_TYPE.ARRAY) return;       // invalid format
+    foreach(itm; itms.array)
+    {
+        if (itm.type != JSON_TYPE.OBJECT) continue;   // invalid format
+        
+        JSONValue * itm_tpe = ("resourceType" in itm.object);
+        JSONValue * itm_nme = ("name" in itm.object);   
+        JSONValue * itm_idt = ("identifier" in itm.object);
+        JSONValue * itm_fmt = ("format" in itm.object);
+        JSONValue * itm_mdt = ("metadata" in itm.object);
+        
+        if (itm_tpe == null) continue; // invalid format
+        if (itm_nme == null) continue; // invalid format
+        if (itm_idt == null) continue; // invalid format
+        if (itm_fmt == null) continue; // invalid format
+        if (itm_mdt == null) continue; // invalid format
+        
+        if (itm_tpe.type != JSON_TYPE.STRING) continue; // invalid format
+        if (itm_nme.type != JSON_TYPE.STRING) continue; // invalid format
+        if (itm_idt.type != JSON_TYPE.STRING) continue; // invalid format
+        if (itm_fmt.type != JSON_TYPE.STRING) continue; // invalid format
+        if (itm_mdt.type != JSON_TYPE.STRING) continue; // invalid format
+        
+        string[] nme_vs;
+        string nme_v = itm_nme.str;
+        string idt_v = itm_idt.str;
+        string mdt_v = itm_mdt.str;
+        ResType tpe_v = to!ResType(itm_tpe.str);
+        ResFormat fmt_v = to!ResFormat(itm_fmt.str);
+        
+        if (!nme_v.exists) continue; // path or filename must exists
+        
+        if (nme_v.isDir)
+            foreach(e; dirEntries(nme_v, SpanMode.shallow))
+                nme_vs ~= e;
+        else nme_vs ~= nme_v;
+        
+        foreach(n; nme_vs) 
+        {
+            // creates item for the file n
+        } 
+        
+    }
+    
+    
+    
+    
+    
+    
+    
+    void json_print(ref JSONValue value)
+    {
+    
+        writeln("-------------");
+        JSON_TYPE tp = value.type;
+        final switch(tp){
+            case JSON_TYPE.ARRAY:  
+                foreach(v; value.array)    
+                    json_print(v); 
+                break;
+            case JSON_TYPE.FALSE:   
+                writeln(value);
+                break;
+            case JSON_TYPE.FLOAT:
+                writeln(value);   
+                break;
+            case JSON_TYPE.INTEGER:
+                writeln(value); 
+                break;
+            case JSON_TYPE.NULL:  
+                break;
+            case JSON_TYPE.OBJECT:
+                writeln(value);
+                writeln(("identifier" in value.object) != null);
+                foreach(v; value.object)    
+                    json_print(v);  
+                break;
+            case JSON_TYPE.STRING:
+                writeln(value); 
+                break;            
+            case JSON_TYPE.TRUE: 
+                writeln(value); 
+                break;            
+            case JSON_TYPE.UINTEGER:
+                writeln(value); 
+                break;            
+        }
+    } 
+    
+    json_print(root);
+}
+
+void Items2Module(string fname, ref ResourceItems items)
+{
+}
+
+
diff --git a/resman/tool/resman.resman b/resman/tool/resman.resman
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38284265
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resman/tool/resman.resman
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ "Name" : "", "Tag" : 0, "items" : [{ "format" : "bytes", "identifier" : "img1", "metadata" : "bla|oops", "name" : "C:\\Dev\\dproj\\Resource.d\\res\\res_img1.png", "resourceType" : "aFile" }, { "format" : "bytes", "identifier" : "<id_for_item1>", "metadata" : "", "name" : "", "resourceType" : "aFile" }] }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/resman/tool/utils.d b/resman/tool/utils.d
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d05c1e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resman/tool/utils.d
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module utils;
diff --git a/src/ce_icons.inc b/src/ce_icons.inc
index 450aca6d..451c123d 100644
--- a/src/ce_icons.inc
+++ b/src/ce_icons.inc
@@ -1101,6 +1101,83 @@ LazarusResources.Add('link_break','PNG',[
   +#142#128#210#246#219#231#227#228'1Mn'#21#249#19#226#13#224#128#234'd'#129#31
   +#1#6#0'aG}'#171'6'#210#147','#0#0#0#0'IEND'#174'B`'#130
 ]);
+LazarusResources.Add('package_add','PNG',[
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+  +#0#0#0#4'gAMA'#0#0#175#200'7'#5#138#233#0#0#0#25'tEXtSoftware'#0'Adobe Image'
+  +'Readyq'#201'e<'#0#0#3#21'IDAT8'#203'u'#147'Kh\u'#24'G'#207#157#153';s'''#205
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+  +#133#213'9>'#191'8'#200#245'h'#153'}'#29#7'h'#174#239'bf'#229'*'#151'&F'#184
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+  +#129#215#128#8#144#1'>'#249#173'o'#249#196#223#15'#'#175')S'#227#135'-'#0#0#0
+  +#0'IEND'#174'B`'#130
+]);
+LazarusResources.Add('package_delete','PNG',[
+  #137'PNG'#13#10#26#10#0#0#0#13'IHDR'#0#0#0#16#0#0#0#16#8#6#0#0#0#31#243#255'a'
+  +#0#0#0#4'gAMA'#0#0#175#200'7'#5#138#233#0#0#0#25'tEXtSoftware'#0'Adobe Image'
+  +'Readyq'#201'e<'#0#0#3#13'IDAT8'#203'u'#147'Kh\u'#24#197#127'w'#230#206#220
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+  +'B`'#130
+]);
 LazarusResources.Add('page_white_copy','PNG',[
   #137'PNG'#13#10#26#10#0#0#0#13'IHDR'#0#0#0#16#0#0#0#16#8#4#0#0#0#181#250'7'
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diff --git a/src/ce_main.pas b/src/ce_main.pas
index 3057ec11..6a5b474c 100644
--- a/src/ce_main.pas
+++ b/src/ce_main.pas
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ uses
   Dialogs, Menus, ActnList, ExtCtrls, process, XMLPropStorage, dynlibs, SynExportHTML,
   ce_common, ce_dmdwrap, ce_project, ce_dcd, ce_plugin, ce_synmemo, ce_widget,
   ce_messages, ce_interfaces, ce_editor, ce_projinspect, ce_projconf, ce_search,
-  ce_staticexplorer, ce_miniexplorer, ce_libman, ce_libmaneditor,
+  ce_staticexplorer, ce_miniexplorer, ce_libman, ce_libmaneditor, ce_resman,
   ce_observer, ce_writableComponent, ce_toolseditor, ce_procinput, ce_cdbcmd;
 
 type
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ type
     fDoc: TCESynMemo;
     fUpdateCount: NativeInt;
     fProject: TCEProject;
+    fProjMru: TMruFileList;
+    fFileMru: TMruFileList;
     fPlugList: TCEPlugDescriptorList;
     fWidgList: TCEWidgetList;
     fMesgWidg: TCEMessagesWidget;
@@ -188,17 +190,15 @@ type
     fExplWidg: TCEMiniExplorerWidget;
     fLibMWidg: TCELibManEditorWidget;
     fTlsEdWidg: TCEToolsEditorWidget;
-    fProjMru: TMruFileList;
-    fFileMru: TMruFileList;
     fPrInpWidg: TCEProcInputWidget;
-    fInitialized: boolean;
-    fRunnableSw: string;
+    fResWidg: TCEResmanWidget;
     {$IFDEF WIN32}
     fCdbWidg: TCECdbWidget;
     {$ENDIF}
 
+    fInitialized: boolean;
+    fRunnableSw: string;
     fRunProc: TCheckedAsyncProcess;
-
     fLogMessager: TCELogMessageSubject;
     fMainMenuSubj: TCEMainMenuSubject;
     procedure updateMainMenuProviders;
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ type
     procedure FreeRunnableProc;
 
     // widget interfaces subroutines
-    procedure checkWidgetActions(const aWidget: TCEWidget);
     procedure widgetShowFromAction(sender: TObject);
 
     // run & exec sub routines
@@ -462,6 +461,7 @@ begin
   fLibMWidg := TCELibManEditorWidget.create(self);
   fTlsEdWidg:= TCEToolsEditorWidget.create(self);
   fPrInpWidg:= TCEProcInputWidget.create(self);
+  fResWidg  := TCEResmanWidget.create(self);
 
   {$IFDEF WIN32}
   fCdbWidg  := TCECdbWidget.create(self);
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ begin
   fWidgList.addWidget(@fLibMWidg);
   fWidgList.addWidget(@fTlsEdWidg);
   fWidgList.addWidget(@fPrInpWidg);
+  fWidgList.addWidget(@fResWidg);
 
   {$IFDEF WIN32}
   fWidgList.addWidget(@fCdbWidg);
@@ -860,28 +861,6 @@ begin
   end;
 end;
 
-procedure TCEMainForm.checkWidgetActions(const aWidget: TCEWidget);
-var
-  tlt: string;
-  cnt, i: NativeInt;
-  prt, itm: TMenuItem;
-begin
-  tlt := aWidget.contextName;
-  if tlt = '' then exit;
-  cnt := aWidget.contextActionCount;
-  if cnt = 0 then exit;
-  //
-  prt := TMenuItem.Create(self);
-  prt.Caption := tlt;
-  mainMenu.Items.Add(prt);
-  for i := 0 to cnt-1 do
-  begin
-    itm := TMenuItem.Create(prt);
-    itm.Action := aWidget.contextAction(i);
-    prt.Add(itm);
-  end;
-end;
-
 procedure TCEMainForm.mruChange(Sender: TObject);
 var
   srcLst: TMruFileList;
diff --git a/src/ce_resman.lfm b/src/ce_resman.lfm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5bb907f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ce_resman.lfm
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+inherited CEResmanWidget: TCEResmanWidget
+  Left = 755
+  Height = 331
+  Top = 247
+  Width = 432
+  Caption = 'Resman'
+  ClientHeight = 331
+  ClientWidth = 432
+  inherited Back: TPanel
+    Height = 331
+    Width = 432
+    ClientHeight = 331
+    ClientWidth = 432
+    inherited Content: TPanel
+      Height = 331
+      Width = 432
+      ClientHeight = 331
+      ClientWidth = 432
+      object Panel1: TPanel[0]
+        Left = 4
+        Height = 24
+        Top = 4
+        Width = 424
+        Align = alTop
+        BorderSpacing.Around = 4
+        BevelOuter = bvNone
+        ClientHeight = 24
+        ClientWidth = 424
+        TabOrder = 0
+        object BtnAddItem: TBitBtn
+          Left = 0
+          Height = 24
+          Hint = 'add a resourcel'
+          Top = 0
+          Width = 28
+          Align = alLeft
+          Layout = blGlyphBottom
+          OnClick = BtnAddItemClick
+          Spacing = 0
+          TabOrder = 0
+        end
+        object btnRemItem: TBitBtn
+          Left = 28
+          Height = 24
+          Hint = 'remove selected resource'
+          Top = 0
+          Width = 28
+          Align = alLeft
+          Layout = blGlyphBottom
+          OnClick = btnRemItemClick
+          Spacing = 0
+          TabOrder = 1
+        end
+      end
+      object Panel2: TPanel[1]
+        Left = 4
+        Height = 295
+        Top = 32
+        Width = 424
+        Align = alClient
+        BorderSpacing.Around = 4
+        BevelOuter = bvNone
+        ClientHeight = 295
+        ClientWidth = 424
+        TabOrder = 1
+        object lstItems: TListBox
+          Left = 0
+          Height = 295
+          Top = 0
+          Width = 160
+          Align = alLeft
+          ItemHeight = 0
+          OnSelectionChange = lstItemsSelectionChange
+          TabOrder = 0
+        end
+        object Splitter1: TSplitter
+          Left = 160
+          Height = 295
+          Top = 0
+          Width = 5
+          AutoSnap = False
+        end
+        object propsEd: TTIPropertyGrid
+          Left = 165
+          Height = 295
+          Top = 0
+          Width = 259
+          Align = alClient
+          DefaultValueFont.Color = clWindowText
+          Filter = [tkInteger, tkChar, tkEnumeration, tkFloat, tkSet, tkMethod, tkSString, tkLString, tkAString, tkWString, tkVariant, tkArray, tkRecord, tkInterface, tkClass, tkObject, tkWChar, tkBool, tkInt64, tkQWord, tkDynArray, tkInterfaceRaw, tkProcVar, tkUString, tkUChar, tkHelper]
+          Indent = 16
+          NameFont.Color = clWindowText
+          OnModified = propsEdModified
+          ValueFont.Color = clMaroon
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  inherited contextMenu: TPopupMenu
+    left = 16
+    top = 8
+  end
+end
diff --git a/src/ce_resman.pas b/src/ce_resman.pas
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a4c04f84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ce_resman.pas
@@ -0,0 +1,373 @@
+unit ce_resman;
+
+{$I ce_defines.inc}
+
+interface
+
+uses
+  Classes, SysUtils, FileUtil, RTTIGrids, Forms, Controls, Graphics, Dialogs,
+  ExtCtrls, Menus, Buttons, StdCtrls, ce_widget, ce_writableComponent, fpjson,
+  ce_interfaces, ce_project, ce_synmemo, ce_common, process, fpjsonrtti, fpjsondataset;
+
+type
+
+
+  TResourceType = (aFile, aFolder);
+  TResourceFormat = (bytes, utf8, base16, base64);
+
+  TResourceItem = class(TCollectionItem)
+  private
+    fResType: TResourceType;
+    fIDentifier: string;
+    fName: string;
+    fFormat: TResourceFormat;
+    fMetadata: string;
+  published
+    property resourceType: TResourceType read fResType write fResType stored true;
+    property identifier: string read fIDentifier write fIDentifier stored true;
+    property name: string read fName write fName stored true;
+    property format: TResourceFormat read fFormat write fFormat stored true;
+    property metadata: string read fMetadata write fMetadata stored true;
+  end;
+
+  (**
+   * Represents a resource script. The resource script use the
+   * JSON format for a better compatibility with the tool.
+   *)
+  TResourceItems = class(TWritableComponent)
+  private
+    fItems: TCollection;
+    procedure setItems(aValue: TCollection);
+  published
+    property items: TCollection read fItems write setItems;
+  public
+    constructor create(aOwner: TComponent); override;
+    destructor destroy; override;
+    // overides the component streaming methods to use JSON instead of lfm
+    procedure saveToFile(const aFilename: string); override;
+    procedure loadFromFile(const aFilename: string); override;
+  end;
+
+  { TCEResmanWidget }
+  TCEResmanWidget = class(TCEWidget, ICEProjectObserver, ICEMultiDocObserver)
+    BtnAddItem: TBitBtn;
+    btnRemItem: TBitBtn;
+    lstItems: TListBox;
+    Panel1: TPanel;
+    Panel2: TPanel;
+    propsEd: TTIPropertyGrid;
+    Splitter1: TSplitter;
+    procedure BtnAddItemClick(Sender: TObject);
+    procedure btnRemItemClick(Sender: TObject);
+    procedure lstItemsSelectionChange(Sender: TObject; User: boolean);
+    procedure propsEdModified(Sender: TObject);
+  private
+    fProj: TCEProject;
+    fDoc: TCESynMemo;
+    fResourceItems: TResourceItems;
+    // try to load the json resource script for the current doc
+    procedure loadDocResJson;
+    // try to save the json resource script for the current doc
+    procedure saveDocResJson;
+    procedure refreshItemList;
+    procedure updateIdentifierList;
+    procedure genResources;
+    //
+    procedure projNew(aProject: TCEProject);
+    procedure projChanged(aProject: TCEProject);
+    procedure projClosing(aProject: TCEProject);
+    procedure projFocused(aProject: TCEProject);
+    procedure projCompiling(aProject: TCEProject);
+    //
+    procedure docNew(aDoc: TCESynMemo);
+    procedure docFocused(aDoc: TCESynMemo);
+    procedure docChanged(aDoc: TCESynMemo);
+    procedure docClosing(aDoc: TCESynMemo);
+  public
+    constructor create(aOwner: TComponent); override;
+  end;
+
+implementation
+{$R *.lfm}
+
+{$REGION TResourceItems --------------------------------------------------------}
+constructor TResourceItems.Create(aOwner: TCOmponent);
+begin
+  inherited;
+  fItems := TCollection.Create(TResourceItem);
+end;
+
+destructor TResourceItems.destroy;
+begin
+  fItems.Free;
+  inherited;
+end;
+
+procedure TResourceItems.saveToFile(const aFilename: string);
+var
+  json_streamer: TJSONStreamer;
+  json_string: TJSONStringType;
+  str: TMemoryStream;
+begin
+  fHasSaved := true;
+  beforeSave;
+  try
+    json_streamer := TJSONStreamer.Create(nil);
+    str := TMemoryStream.Create;
+    try
+      json_string := json_streamer.ObjectToJSONString(self);
+      str.Write(json_string[1], length(json_string));
+      str.SaveToFile(aFilename);
+    finally
+      json_streamer.Free;
+      str.Free;
+    end;
+  except
+    fHasSaved := false;
+  end;
+  setFilename(aFilename);
+  afterSave;
+end;
+
+procedure TResourceItems.loadFromFile(const aFilename: string);
+var
+  json_destreamer: TJSONDeStreamer;
+  json_string: TJSONStringType;
+  str: TMemoryStream;
+begin
+  fHasLoaded := true;
+  beforeLoad;
+  setFilename(aFilename);
+  json_destreamer := TJSONDeStreamer.Create(nil);
+  str := TMemoryStream.Create;
+  try
+    str.LoadFromFile(aFilename);
+    setLength(json_string, str.Size);
+    str.Read(json_string[1], str.Size);
+    json_destreamer.JSONToObject(json_string, self);
+  finally
+    json_destreamer.Free;
+    str.Free;
+  end;
+  afterLoad;
+end;
+
+procedure TResourceItems.setItems(aValue: TCollection);
+begin
+  fItems.Assign(aValue);
+end;
+{$ENDREGION}
+
+constructor TCEResmanWidget.create(aOwner: TComponent);
+var
+  png: TPortableNetworkGraphic;
+begin
+  inherited;
+  fResourceItems := TResourceItems.create(self);
+  //
+  png := TPortableNetworkGraphic.Create;
+  try
+    png.LoadFromLazarusResource('package_add');
+    BtnAddItem.Glyph.Assign(png);
+    png.LoadFromLazarusResource('package_delete');
+    btnRemItem.Glyph.Assign(png);
+  finally
+    png.Free;
+  end;
+end;
+
+{$REGION ICEProjectObserver ----------------------------------------------------}
+procedure TCEResmanWidget.projNew(aProject: TCEProject);
+begin
+  fProj := aProject;
+  loadDocResJson;
+end;
+
+procedure TCEResmanWidget.projChanged(aProject: TCEProject);
+begin
+  if fProj <> aProject then exit;
+  loadDocResJson;
+end;
+
+procedure TCEResmanWidget.projClosing(aProject: TCEProject);
+begin
+  if fProj <> aProject then exit;
+  fProj := nil;
+  propsEd.TIObject := nil;
+  propsEd.ItemIndex := -1;
+  fResourceItems.Items.Clear;
+  refreshItemList;
+end;
+
+procedure TCEResmanWidget.projFocused(aProject: TCEProject);
+begin
+  fProj := aProject;
+  loadDocResJson;
+end;
+
+procedure TCEResmanWidget.projCompiling(aProject: TCEProject);
+begin
+  if fProj <> aProject then exit;
+  saveDocResJson;
+  genResources;
+end;
+{$ENDREGION}
+
+{$REGION ICEMultiDocObserver ---------------------------------------------------}
+procedure TCEResmanWidget.docNew(aDoc: TCESynMemo);
+begin
+end;
+
+procedure TCEResmanWidget.docChanged(aDoc: TCESynMemo);
+begin
+  if fDoc <> aDoc then exit;
+end;
+
+procedure TCEResmanWidget.docClosing(aDoc: TCESynMemo);
+begin
+  if fDoc <> aDoc then exit;
+  //
+  saveDocResJson;
+  fDoc := nil;
+  refreshItemList;
+end;
+
+procedure TCEResmanWidget.docFocused(aDoc: TCESynMemo);
+begin
+  fDoc := aDoc;
+  loadDocResJson;
+end;
+{$ENDREGION}
+
+{$REGION Resources things -----------------------------------------------------}
+procedure TCEResmanWidget.lstItemsSelectionChange(Sender: TObject; User: boolean);
+begin
+  if lstItems.Count = 0 then exit;
+  if lstItems.ItemIndex = -1 then exit;
+  //
+  propsEd.TIObject := TPersistent(lstItems.Items.Objects[lstItems.ItemIndex]);
+end;
+
+procedure TCEResmanWidget.propsEdModified(Sender: TObject);
+begin
+  if propsEd.ItemIndex = -1 then
+    exit;
+  if propsEd.Rows[propsEd.ItemIndex].Name = 'identifier' then
+    updateIdentifierList;
+  saveDocResJson;
+end;
+
+procedure TCEResmanWidget.BtnAddItemClick(Sender: TObject);
+var
+  item: TResourceItem;
+begin
+  item := TResourceItem(fResourceItems.items.Add);
+  item.identifier := format('<id_for_item %d>' ,[item.ID]);
+  refreshItemList;
+  saveDocResJson;
+end;
+
+procedure TCEResmanWidget.btnRemItemClick(Sender: TObject);
+begin
+  if lstItems.ItemIndex = -1 then
+    exit;
+  propsEd.TIObject := nil;
+  propsEd.ItemIndex := -1;
+  fResourceItems.items.Delete(lstItems.ItemIndex);
+  refreshItemList;
+  saveDocResJson;
+end;
+
+procedure TCEResmanWidget.loadDocResJson;
+var
+  fname: string;
+begin
+  if fDoc = nil then exit;
+  if fProj = nil then exit;
+  if not fProj.isProjectSource(fDoc.fileName) then exit;
+  //
+  fname := stripFileExt(fDoc.fileName) + '.resman';
+  propsEd.TIObject := nil;
+  propsEd.ItemIndex := -1;
+  fResourceItems.Items.Clear;
+  if fileExists(fname) then
+    fResourceItems.loadFromFile(fname);
+  refreshItemList;
+end;
+
+procedure TCEResmanWidget.saveDocResJson;
+var
+  fname: string;
+begin
+  if fDoc = nil then exit;
+  if fProj = nil then exit;
+  if not fProj.isProjectSource(fDoc.fileName) then exit;
+  //
+  fname := stripFileExt(fDoc.fileName) + '.resman';
+  if fResourceItems.Items.Count = 0 then exit;
+  //
+  fResourceItems.saveToFile(fname);
+end;
+
+procedure TCEResmanWidget.genResources;
+var
+  proc: TProcess;
+  fname: string;
+  i: Integer;
+begin
+  if fProj = nil then exit;
+  if not exeInSysPath('resman' + exeExt) then exit;
+  //
+  proc := Tprocess.Create(nil);
+  try
+    proc.Executable:= 'resman' + exeExt;
+    //proc.Options := [poUsePipes, poStderrToOutPut];
+    //proc.ShowWindow := swoHIDE;
+    proc.Parameters.Add('-v');
+    for i := 0 to fProj.Sources.Count-1 do
+    begin
+      fname := fProj.getAbsoluteSourceName(i);
+      fname := stripFileExt(fname) + '.resman';
+      if not FileExists(fname) then continue;
+      proc.Parameters.Add(fname);
+    end;
+      proc.Execute;
+      while proc.Running do;
+      // output to project message...
+  finally
+    proc.Free;
+  end;
+end;
+
+procedure TCEResmanWidget.refreshItemList;
+var
+  i: Integer;
+  item: TResourceItem;
+begin
+  propsEd.TIObject := nil;
+  propsEd.ItemIndex := -1;
+  lstItems.Items.Clear;
+  for i:= 0 to fResourceItems.items.Count-1 do
+  begin
+    item := TResourceItem(fResourceItems.items.Items[i]);
+    lstItems.Items.AddObject(item.identifier, item);
+  end;
+  if lstItems.Count > 0 then
+    lstItems.ItemIndex := 0;
+end;
+
+procedure TCEResmanWidget.updateIdentifierList;
+var
+  i: Integer;
+  item: TResourceItem;
+begin
+  for i:= 0 to fResourceItems.items.Count-1 do
+  begin
+    item := TResourceItem(fResourceItems.items.Items[i]);
+    lstItems.Items.Strings[i] := item.identifier;
+  end;
+end;
+{$ENDREGION}
+
+end.
+