diff --git a/dlanguilib.visualdproj b/dlanguilib.visualdproj
index 05ef64b3..2c6e1ed0 100644
--- a/dlanguilib.visualdproj
+++ b/dlanguilib.visualdproj
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@
   <resfile />
   <exefile>$(OutDir)\$(ProjectName).lib</exefile>
   <useStdLibPath>1</useStdLibPath>
-  <cRuntime>2</cRuntime>
   <additionalOptions />
   <preBuildCommand />
   <postBuildCommand />
@@ -184,7 +183,6 @@
   <resfile />
   <exefile>$(OutDir)\$(ProjectName).lib</exefile>
   <useStdLibPath>1</useStdLibPath>
-  <cRuntime>1</cRuntime>
   <additionalOptions />
   <preBuildCommand />
   <postBuildCommand />
@@ -380,6 +378,7 @@
      </Folder>
     </Folder>
     <Folder name="widgets">
+     <File path="src\dlangui\widgets\appframe.d" />
      <File path="src\dlangui\widgets\combobox.d" />
      <File path="src\dlangui\widgets\controls.d" />
      <File path="src\dlangui\widgets\editors.d" />
@@ -389,6 +388,7 @@
      <File path="src\dlangui\widgets\menu.d" />
      <File path="src\dlangui\widgets\popup.d" />
      <File path="src\dlangui\widgets\scroll.d" />
+     <File path="src\dlangui\widgets\statusline.d" />
      <File path="src\dlangui\widgets\styles.d" />
      <File path="src\dlangui\widgets\tabs.d" />
      <File path="src\dlangui\widgets\tree.d" />
diff --git a/res/theme_default.xml b/res/theme_default.xml
index 0db58e07..bb6e3049 100644
--- a/res/theme_default.xml
+++ b/res/theme_default.xml
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
     <style id="MAIN_MENU"
         layoutWidth="FILL_PARENT"
         backgroundColor="#EFEFF2"
+	layoutWeight="0"
         />
     <style id="MAIN_MENU_ITEM"
         padding="4,2,4,2"
@@ -215,6 +216,13 @@
         layoutWidth="FILL_PARENT"
         layoutHeight="FILL_PARENT"
         />
+    <style id="STATUS_LINE"
+        backgroundColor="#D0D0D0"
+        layoutWidth="FILL_PARENT"
+        layoutHeight="WRAP_CONTENT"
+        padding="4,4,4,4"
+	layoutWeight="0"
+        />
     <style id="TREE_ITEM"
         padding="2,2,2,2"
         margins="0,0,0,0"
diff --git a/src/dlangui/all.d b/src/dlangui/all.d
index d9c4fd11..5d13a434 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/all.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/all.d
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ public import dlangui.core.i18n;
 public import dlangui.core.files;
 public import dlangui.core.stdaction;
 public import dlangui.graphics.images;
+public import dlangui.graphics.colors;
+public import dlangui.graphics.fonts;
+public import dlangui.graphics.drawbuf;
 public import dlangui.widgets.widget;
 public import dlangui.widgets.controls;
 public import dlangui.widgets.layouts;
@@ -64,9 +67,8 @@ public import dlangui.widgets.grid;
 public import dlangui.widgets.tree;
 public import dlangui.widgets.combobox;
 public import dlangui.widgets.popup;
-public import dlangui.graphics.colors;
-public import dlangui.graphics.fonts;
-public import dlangui.graphics.drawbuf;
+public import dlangui.widgets.appframe;
+public import dlangui.widgets.statusline;
 public import dlangui.platforms.common.platform;
 
 // some useful imports from Phobos
diff --git a/src/dlangui/widgets/appframe.d b/src/dlangui/widgets/appframe.d
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6025bd7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dlangui/widgets/appframe.d
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+// Written in the D programming language.
+
+/**
+This module contains definition for main widget for usual application - with menu and status bar.
+
+When you need MainMenu, StatusBar, Toolbars in your app, reuse this class.
+
+Synopsis:
+
+----
+import dlangui.widgets.appframe;
+
+----
+
+Copyright: Vadim Lopatin, 2015
+License:   Boost License 1.0
+Authors:   Vadim Lopatin, coolreader.org@gmail.com
+*/
+module dlangui.widgets.appframe;
+
+import dlangui.widgets.widget;
+import dlangui.widgets.menu;
+import dlangui.widgets.layouts;
+import dlangui.widgets.statusline;
+
+class AppFrame : VerticalLayout, MenuItemClickHandler {
+    protected MainMenu _mainMenu;
+    protected StatusLine _statusLine;
+    protected Widget _body;
+    /// main menu widget
+    @property MainMenu mainMenu() { return _mainMenu; }
+    /// status line widget
+    @property StatusLine statusLine() { return _statusLine; }
+    /// body widget
+    @property Widget frameBody() { return _body; }
+
+    this() {
+        super("APP_FRAME");
+        layoutWidth = FILL_PARENT;
+        layoutHeight = FILL_PARENT;
+        init();
+    }
+
+    protected void init() {
+        _mainMenu = createMainMenu();
+		_mainMenu.onMenuItemClickListener = &onMenuItemClick;
+        _statusLine = createStatusLine();
+        _body = createBody();
+        addChild(_mainMenu);
+        addChild(_body);
+        addChild(_statusLine);
+    }
+
+    /// override to handle main menu commands
+    override bool onMenuItemClick(MenuItem item) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    /// create main menu
+    protected MainMenu createMainMenu() {
+        return new MainMenu(new MenuItem());
+    }
+
+    /// create app status line widget
+    protected StatusLine createStatusLine() {
+        return new StatusLine();
+    }
+
+    /// create app body widget
+    protected Widget createBody() {
+        Widget res = new Widget("APP_FRAME_BODY");
+        res.layoutWidth(FILL_PARENT).layoutHeight(FILL_PARENT);
+        return res;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/dlangui/widgets/statusline.d b/src/dlangui/widgets/statusline.d
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13a0fce1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dlangui/widgets/statusline.d
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// Written in the D programming language.
+
+/**
+This module contains definition for status line control.
+
+Status line is usually shown in the bottom of window, and shows status of app.
+
+Contains one or more text and/or icon items
+
+Synopsis:
+
+----
+import dlangui.widgets.statusline;
+
+----
+
+Copyright: Vadim Lopatin, 2015
+License:   Boost License 1.0
+Authors:   Vadim Lopatin, coolreader.org@gmail.com
+*/
+module dlangui.widgets.statusline;
+
+import dlangui.widgets.layouts;
+import dlangui.widgets.controls;
+
+/// Status line control
+class StatusLine : HorizontalLayout {
+    TextWidget _defStatus;
+    this() {
+        super("STATUS_LINE");
+        styleId = STYLE_STATUS_LINE;
+        init();
+    }
+    void init() {
+        _defStatus = new TextWidget("STATUS_LINE_TEXT");
+        _defStatus.layoutWidth(FILL_PARENT);
+        addChild(_defStatus);
+    }
+    /// set text to show in status line in specific panel
+    void setStatusText(string itemId, dstring value) {
+        _defStatus.text = value;
+    }
+    /// set text to show in status line
+    void setStatusText(dstring value) {
+        setStatusText(null, value);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/dlangui/widgets/styles.d b/src/dlangui/widgets/styles.d
index 902f7351..03da2b7a 100644
--- a/src/dlangui/widgets/styles.d
+++ b/src/dlangui/widgets/styles.d
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ immutable string STYLE_COMBO_BOX = "COMBO_BOX";
 immutable string STYLE_COMBO_BOX_BUTTON = "COMBO_BOX_BUTTON";
 /// standard style id for combo box body (current item)
 immutable string STYLE_COMBO_BOX_BODY = "COMBO_BOX_BODY";
+/// standard style id for app frame status line
+immutable string STYLE_STATUS_LINE = "STATUS_LINE";
 
 // Layout size constants
 /// layout option, to occupy all available place