diff --git a/dlangide.visualdproj b/dlangide.visualdproj
index b18e88d..7e31b86 100644
--- a/dlangide.visualdproj
+++ b/dlangide.visualdproj
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
   <debuglevel>0</debuglevel>
   <debugids />
   <versionlevel>0</versionlevel>
-  <versionids>USE_SDL USE_OPENGL</versionids>
+  <versionids>Unicode USE_OPENGL</versionids>
   <dump_source>0</dump_source>
   <mapverbosity>3</mapverbosity>
   <createImplib>0</createImplib>
@@ -190,15 +190,16 @@
  </Config>
  <Folder name="dlangide">
   <Folder name="dlangide">
+   <Folder name="ui">
+    <File path="src\dlangide\ui\commands.d" />
+    <File path="src\dlangide\ui\frame.d" />
+    <File path="src\dlangide\ui\wspanel.d" />
+   </Folder>
    <Folder name="workspace">
     <File path="src\dlangide\workspace\project.d" />
     <File path="src\dlangide\workspace\workspace.d" />
    </Folder>
-   <Folder name="ui">
-    <File path="src/dlangide/ui/commands.d" />
-    <File path="src/dlangide/ui/frame.d" />
-   </Folder>
   </Folder>
-  <File path="src/app.d" />
+  <File path="src\app.d" />
  </Folder>
 </DProject>
diff --git a/src/app.d b/src/app.d
index 9f7bdbd..1f9218a 100644
--- a/src/app.d
+++ b/src/app.d
@@ -38,12 +38,11 @@ extern (C) int UIAppMain(string[] args) {
     // create window
     Window window = Platform.instance.createWindow("Dlang IDE", null);
 	
+    IDEFrame frame = new IDEFrame(window);
+    frame.loadWorkspace(appendPath(exePath, "../workspaces/sample1/sample1.dlangidews"));
     // create some widget to show in window
-    window.mainWidget = new IDEFrame(window);
+    window.mainWidget = frame;
 
-    // testing workspace loader
-    Workspace ws = new Workspace();
-    ws.load(appendPath(exePath, "../workspaces/sample1/sample1.dlangidews"));
 
     // show window
     window.show();
diff --git a/src/dlangide/ui/frame.d b/src/dlangide/ui/frame.d
index a497c12..9d0269a 100644
--- a/src/dlangide/ui/frame.d
+++ b/src/dlangide/ui/frame.d
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import dlangui.dialogs.dialog;
 import dlangui.dialogs.filedlg;
 
 import dlangide.ui.commands;
+import dlangide.ui.wspanel;
+import dlangide.workspace.workspace;
 
 import std.conv;
 
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ class IDEFrame : VerticalLayout, MenuItemClickHandler {
 
     MainMenu mainMenu;
     MenuItem mainMenuItems;
+    WorkspacePanel _wsPanel;
 
     this(Window window) {
         super("IDEFrame");
@@ -33,18 +36,24 @@ class IDEFrame : VerticalLayout, MenuItemClickHandler {
         createMenu();
         createTabs();
 
+
         layoutWidth = FILL_PARENT;
         layoutHeight = FILL_PARENT;
 
         //window.mainWidget = this;
     }
 
+    
+
     void createTabs() {
         // editor tabs
         TabWidget tabs = new TabWidget("TABS");
         tabs.layoutWidth = FILL_PARENT;
         tabs.layoutHeight = FILL_PARENT;
 
+        _wsPanel = new WorkspacePanel("workspace");
+        HorizontalLayout wsLayout = new HorizontalLayout();
+        wsLayout.layoutWidth(FILL_PARENT).layoutHeight(FILL_PARENT);
 
 		// create Editors test tab
 		VerticalLayout editors = new VerticalLayout("editors");
@@ -57,7 +66,10 @@ class IDEFrame : VerticalLayout, MenuItemClickHandler {
 		//editBox.popupMenu = editPopupItem;
         tabs.addTab(editors, "Sample"d);
 
-        addChild(tabs);
+        wsLayout.addChild(tabs);
+        wsLayout.addChild(new ResizerWidget("wsresizer"));
+        wsLayout.addChild(_wsPanel);
+        addChild(wsLayout);
 
 		tabs.selectTab("editors");
 
@@ -130,6 +142,15 @@ class IDEFrame : VerticalLayout, MenuItemClickHandler {
         }
         return false;
     }
+
+    bool loadWorkspace(string path) {
+        // testing workspace loader
+        Workspace ws = new Workspace();
+        ws.load(path);
+        currentWorkspace = ws;
+        _wsPanel.workspace = ws;
+        return true;
+    }
 }
 
 Widget createAboutWidget() 
diff --git a/src/dlangide/workspace/project.d b/src/dlangide/workspace/project.d
index 6e02ad0..af42683 100644
--- a/src/dlangide/workspace/project.d
+++ b/src/dlangide/workspace/project.d
@@ -33,6 +33,26 @@ class WorkspaceItem {
         }
     }
 
+    /// name
+    @property dstring name() {
+        return _name;
+    }
+
+    /// name
+    @property void name(dstring s) {
+        _name = s;
+    }
+
+    /// name
+    @property dstring description() {
+        return _description;
+    }
+
+    /// name
+    @property void description(dstring s) {
+        _description = s;
+    }
+
     /// load
     bool load(string fname) {
         // override it
diff --git a/src/dlangide/workspace/workspace.d b/src/dlangide/workspace/workspace.d
index 81c3e3a..75afed2 100644
--- a/src/dlangide/workspace/workspace.d
+++ b/src/dlangide/workspace/workspace.d
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ class Workspace : WorkspaceItem {
         super(fname);
     }
 
+    @property Project[] projects() {
+        return _projects;
+    }
+
     override bool load(string fname = null) {
         if (fname.length > 0)
             filename = fname;
@@ -62,4 +66,9 @@ class Workspace : WorkspaceItem {
         }
         return true;
     }
+    void close() {
+    }
 }
+
+/// global workspace
+__gshared Workspace currentWorkspace;