diff --git a/src/bin/Makefile.am b/src/bin/Makefile.am
index 43bb5f40d..4e95bad28 100644
--- a/src/bin/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/bin/Makefile.am
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ e_popup.h \
 e_ipc_codec.h \
 e_prefix.h \
 e_datastore.h \
-e_msg.h
+e_msg.h \
+e_winlist.h
 
 enlightenment_SOURCES = \
 e_main.c \
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ e_ipc_codec.c \
 e_prefix.c \
 e_datastore.c \
 e_msg.c \
+e_winlist.c \
 $(ENLIGHTENMENTHEADERS)
 
 enlightenment_LDFLAGS = -export-dynamic @e_libs@ @dlopen_libs@
diff --git a/src/bin/e_includes.h b/src/bin/e_includes.h
index 85a0cd80c..8d6034f63 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_includes.h
+++ b/src/bin/e_includes.h
@@ -46,3 +46,4 @@
 #include "e_prefix.h"
 #include "e_datastore.h"
 #include "e_msg.h"
+#include "e_winlist.h"
diff --git a/src/bin/e_main.c b/src/bin/e_main.c
index 755ff866e..61484e6cd 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_main.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_main.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
    else
      _e_main_shutdown_push(_e_main_ipc_shutdown);
 
-   /* setup module loading etc */
+   /* setup generic msg handling etc */
    if (!e_msg_init())
      {
 	e_error_message_show(_("Enlightenment cannot set up its msg system."));
@@ -404,7 +404,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	_e_main_shutdown(-1);
      }
    _e_main_shutdown_push(e_module_shutdown);
-
    /* setup dnd */
    if (!e_dnd_init())
      {
@@ -412,6 +411,13 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	_e_main_shutdown(-1);
      }
    _e_main_shutdown_push(e_dnd_shutdown);
+   /* setup winlist */
+   if (!e_winlist_init())
+     {
+	e_error_message_show(_("Enlightenment cannot set up its window list system."));
+	_e_main_shutdown(-1);
+     }
+   _e_main_shutdown_push(e_winlist_shutdown);
 
    if (ipc_failed)
      e_error_dialog_show(_("Enlightenment IPC setup error!"),
diff --git a/src/bin/e_winlist.c b/src/bin/e_winlist.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7f045601
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/e_winlist.c
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * vim:ts=8:sw=3:sts=8:noexpandtab:cino=>5n-3f0^-2{2
+ */
+#include "e.h"
+
+/* local subsystem functions */
+
+/* local subsystem globals */
+
+/* externally accessible functions */
+int
+e_winlist_init(void)
+{
+   return 1;
+}
+
+int
+e_winlist_shutdown(void)
+{
+   return 1;
+}
+
+/*
+ * how to handle? on show, grab keyboard (and mouse) like menus
+ * set "modifier keys active" if spawning event had modfiers active
+ * if "modifier keys active" and if all modifier keys are released or is found not active on start = end
+ * up/left == prev
+ * down/right == next
+ * escape = end
+ * 1 - 9, 0 = select window 1 - 9, 10
+ * local subsystem functions
+ */
diff --git a/src/bin/e_winlist.h b/src/bin/e_winlist.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dfd619ebe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/e_winlist.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/*
+ * vim:ts=8:sw=3:sts=8:noexpandtab:cino=>5n-3f0^-2{2
+ */
+#ifdef E_TYPEDEFS
+
+#else
+#ifndef E_WINLIST_H
+#define E_WINLIST_H
+
+EAPI int e_winlist_init(void);
+EAPI int e_winlist_shutdown(void);
+
+EAPI void e_winlist_show(void);
+EAPI void e_winlist_hide(void);
+EAPI void e_winlist_next(void);
+EAPI void e_winlist_prev(void);
+EAPI void e_winlist_modifiers_set(int mod);
+
+#endif
+#endif
diff --git a/src/bin/e_zone.c b/src/bin/e_zone.c
index d702c4a0a..e3d331341 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_zone.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_zone.c
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ e_zone_app_exec(E_Zone *zone, E_App *a)
    else
      strcpy(buf, penv_display);
    e_util_env_set("DISPLAY", buf);
+/*   
    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%i %i", zone->desk_x_current, zone->desk_y_current);
    e_util_env_set("E_DESK", buf);
    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%i", zone->num);
@@ -504,11 +505,11 @@ e_zone_app_exec(E_Zone *zone, E_App *a)
    e_util_env_set("E_CONTAINER", buf);
    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%i", zone->container->manager->num);
    e_util_env_set("E_MANAGER", buf);
-   e_util_env_set("LD_PRELOAD_PATH", PACKAGE_LIB_DIR"/enlightenment/preload");
-   e_util_env_set("LD_PRELOAD", PACKAGE_LIB_DIR"/enlightenment/preload/e_hack.so");
-   
    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%i", launch_id);
    e_util_env_set("E_LAUNCH_ID", buf);
+   e_util_env_set("LD_PRELOAD_PATH", PACKAGE_LIB_DIR"/enlightenment/preload");
+   e_util_env_set("LD_PRELOAD", PACKAGE_LIB_DIR"/enlightenment/preload/e_hack.so");
+ */
    launch_id++;
    if (launch_id == 0) launch_id = 1;
    /* execute */
@@ -520,6 +521,7 @@ e_zone_app_exec(E_Zone *zone, E_App *a)
 	e_util_env_set("DISPLAY", penv_display);
 	free(penv_display);
      }
+/*   
    if (penv_ld_preload)
      {
 	e_util_env_set("LD_PRELOAD", penv_ld_preload);
@@ -530,6 +532,7 @@ e_zone_app_exec(E_Zone *zone, E_App *a)
 	e_util_env_set("LD_PRELOAD_PATH", penv_ld_preload_path);
 	free(penv_ld_preload_path);
      }
+ */
    return launch_id;
 }