diff --git a/menu/scene_tabs.go b/menu/scene_tabs.go
index bb7e18ab..ad5a61e5 100644
--- a/menu/scene_tabs.go
+++ b/menu/scene_tabs.go
@@ -304,4 +304,45 @@ func (tabs sceneTabs) drawHintBar() {
 		Hint(&Props{}, "key-left-right", "NAVIGATE"),
 		Hint(&Props{}, "key-x", "OPEN"),
 	)()
+
+	mkVBox(wProps{
+		Color:        video.Color{0, 0, 0, 0.9},
+		BorderRadius: 0.1,
+		Padding:      Dirs(40),
+		Margin:       Dirs(40),
+	},
+		mkLabel(wProps{
+			Scale:   0.8 * menu.ratio,
+			Height:  50,
+			Padding: Dirs(20, 0),
+			Color:   video.Color{1, 1, 1, 1},
+		}, "Hello world"),
+		mkLabel(wProps{
+			Scale:   0.6 * menu.ratio,
+			Height:  50,
+			Padding: Dirs(20, 0),
+			Color:   video.Color{1, 1, 1, 0.75},
+		}, "Here is a nice screenshot:"),
+		mkImage(wProps{
+			Width:   640,
+			Height:  480,
+			Color:   video.Color{1, 1, 1, 1},
+			Scale:   1,
+			Padding: Dirs(20, 0),
+		}, menu.icons["img-dl"]),
+		mkHBox(wProps{},
+			mkButton(wProps{
+				Color:        video.Color{1, 1, 1, 0.25},
+				BorderRadius: 1,
+				Margin:       Dirs(20, 0, 0, 20),
+				Padding:      Dirs(0, 0, 20, 40),
+			}, "key-z", "Cancel"),
+			mkButton(wProps{
+				Color:        video.Color{0, 0.5, 0, 1},
+				BorderRadius: 1,
+				Margin:       Dirs(20, 0, 0, 20),
+				Padding:      Dirs(0, 0, 20, 40),
+			}, "key-x", "Ok do this"),
+		),
+	).Draw(0, 0)
 }
diff --git a/menu/w2.go b/menu/w2.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..896f2aba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/menu/w2.go
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+package menu
+
+import (
+	"github.com/libretro/ludo/video"
+)
+
+type Widget interface {
+	Draw(x, y float32)
+	Layout() (w float32, h float32)
+}
+
+const (
+	top int = iota
+	bottom
+	left
+	right
+)
+
+type dirs [4]float32
+
+type wProps struct {
+	Margin        dirs
+	Padding       dirs
+	BorderRadius  float32
+	Width, Height float32
+	Scale         float32
+	Color         video.Color
+	Hidden        bool
+}
+
+// Dirs returns a padding or margin array, allowing specifying the 4 directions
+// as {top, bottom, left, right}, but also taking shortcuts like
+// {vertical, horizontal} and {allfour}
+func Dirs(ds ...float32) dirs {
+	if len(ds) >= 4 {
+		return dirs{ds[0], ds[1], ds[2], ds[3]}
+	} else if len(ds) >= 2 {
+		return dirs{ds[0], ds[0], ds[1], ds[1]}
+	}
+	return dirs{ds[0], ds[0], ds[0], ds[0]}
+}
+
+// Box
+
+type box struct {
+	Children  []Widget
+	Direction Direction
+	wProps
+}
+
+func mkHBox(props wProps, children ...Widget) Widget {
+	return &box{
+		Children:  children,
+		Direction: Horizontal,
+		wProps:    props,
+	}
+}
+
+func mkVBox(props wProps, children ...Widget) Widget {
+	return &box{
+		Children:  children,
+		Direction: Vertical,
+		wProps:    props,
+	}
+}
+
+func (b *box) Draw(x, y float32) {
+	b.Layout()
+	vid.DrawRect(
+		x+b.Margin[left],
+		y+b.Margin[top],
+		b.Width+b.Padding[left]+b.Padding[right],
+		b.Height+b.Padding[top]+b.Padding[bottom],
+		b.BorderRadius,
+		b.Color,
+	)
+	var advance float32
+	for _, child := range b.Children {
+		w, h := child.Layout()
+		switch b.Direction {
+		case Horizontal:
+			child.Draw(x+advance+b.Padding[left]+b.Margin[left], y+b.Padding[top]+b.Margin[top])
+			advance += w
+		case Vertical:
+			child.Draw(x+b.Padding[left]+b.Margin[left], y+advance+b.Padding[top]+b.Margin[top])
+			advance += h
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (b *box) Layout() (float32, float32) {
+	b.Width = 0
+	for _, child := range b.Children {
+		w, h := child.Layout()
+		switch b.Direction {
+		case Horizontal:
+			b.Width += w
+			if h > b.Height {
+				b.Height = h
+			}
+		case Vertical:
+			b.Height += h
+			if w > b.Width {
+				b.Width = w
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return b.Width + b.Padding[left] + b.Padding[right] + b.Margin[left] + b.Margin[right],
+		b.Height + b.Padding[top] + b.Padding[bottom] + b.Margin[top] + b.Margin[bottom]
+}
+
+// Label
+
+type label struct {
+	Text string
+	wProps
+}
+
+func mkLabel(props wProps, text string) Widget {
+	return &label{
+		Text:   text,
+		wProps: props,
+	}
+}
+
+func (lb *label) Draw(x, y float32) {
+	lb.Layout()
+	vid.Font.SetColor(lb.Color.R, lb.Color.G, lb.Color.B, lb.Color.A)
+	vid.Font.Printf(
+		x+lb.Padding[left]+lb.Margin[left],
+		y+lb.Padding[top]+lb.Margin[top]+lb.Height*0.67,
+		lb.Scale,
+		lb.Text,
+	)
+}
+
+func (lb *label) Layout() (float32, float32) {
+	lb.Width = vid.Font.Width(lb.Scale, lb.Text)
+	return lb.Width + lb.Padding[left] + lb.Padding[right] + lb.Margin[left] + lb.Margin[right],
+		lb.Height + lb.Padding[top] + lb.Padding[bottom] + lb.Margin[top] + lb.Margin[bottom]
+}
+
+// Image
+
+type image struct {
+	Texture uint32
+	wProps
+}
+
+func mkImage(props wProps, texture uint32) Widget {
+	return &image{
+		Texture: texture,
+		wProps:  props,
+	}
+}
+
+func (img *image) Draw(x, y float32) {
+	vid.DrawImage(
+		img.Texture,
+		x+img.Padding[left]+img.Margin[left],
+		y+img.Padding[top]+img.Margin[top],
+		img.Width,
+		img.Height,
+		img.Scale,
+		img.Color,
+	)
+}
+
+func (img *image) Layout() (float32, float32) {
+	return img.Width + img.Padding[left] + img.Padding[right] + img.Margin[left] + img.Margin[right],
+		img.Height + img.Padding[top] + img.Padding[bottom] + img.Margin[top] + img.Margin[bottom]
+}
+
+func mkButton(props wProps, icon, txt string) Widget {
+	return mkHBox(props,
+		mkImage(wProps{
+			Width:  70,
+			Height: 70,
+			Color:  video.Color{1, 1, 1, 1},
+			Scale:  1,
+		}, menu.icons[icon]),
+		mkLabel(wProps{
+			Height: 70,
+			Color:  video.Color{1, 1, 1, 1},
+			Scale:  0.6 * menu.ratio,
+		}, txt),
+	)
+}