diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 4749b5efd..b015c7818 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-SUBDIRS = src data doc po
+SUBDIRS = src data doc po intl
 
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in aclocal.m4 config.guess \
                        config.h.in config.sub configure install-sh \
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 2d808b230..f60378510 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ data/icons/images/Makefile
 data/other/Makefile
 doc/Makefile
 po/Makefile
+intl/Makefile
 enlightenment-config
 ],[
 chmod +x enlightenment-config
diff --git a/intl/Makefile.am b/intl/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be63def09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/intl/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
diff --git a/src/bin/Makefile.am b/src/bin/Makefile.am
index d5508f26b..2d474e3b8 100644
--- a/src/bin/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/bin/Makefile.am
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ e_font.h \
 e_intl.h \
 e_theme.h \
 e_dnd.h \
+e_bindings.h \
 e_moveresize.h
 
 enlightenment_SOURCES = \
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ e_font.c \
 e_intl.c \
 e_theme.c \
 e_dnd.c \
+e_bindings.c \
 e_moveresize.c \
 $(ENLIGHTENMENTHEADERS)
 
diff --git a/src/bin/e_bindings.c b/src/bin/e_bindings.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc42b3c0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/e_bindings.c
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * 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_bindings_init(void)
+{
+   return 1;
+}
+
+int
+e_bindings_shutdown(void)
+{
+   return 1;
+}
+
+/* local subsystem functions */
diff --git a/src/bin/e_bindings.h b/src/bin/e_bindings.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad7c0cadd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/e_bindings.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * vim:ts=8:sw=3:sts=8:noexpandtab:cino=>5n-3f0^-2{2
+ */
+#ifdef E_TYPEDEFS
+
+typedef enum _E_Binding_Context
+{
+   E_BINDING_CONTEXT_BORDER,
+   E_BINDING_CONTEXT_ZONE,
+   E_BINDING_CONTEXT_OTHER
+} E_Binding_Context;
+
+#else
+#ifndef E_BINDINGS_H
+#define E_BINDINGS_H
+
+EAPI int         e_bindings_init(void);
+EAPI int         e_bindings_shutdown(void);
+
+//EAPI void        e_bindings_key_event_handle(E_Binding_Context context, E_Object *obj, char *key); /* finxish... */
+					 
+#endif
+#endif
diff --git a/src/bin/e_includes.h b/src/bin/e_includes.h
index b94f6f33b..c66fbcc78 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_includes.h
+++ b/src/bin/e_includes.h
@@ -37,4 +37,5 @@
 #include "e_intl.h"
 #include "e_theme.h"
 #include "e_dnd.h"
+#include "e_bindings.h"
 #include "e_moveresize.h"
diff --git a/src/bin/e_main.c b/src/bin/e_main.c
index 8fb8bb32b..c12915c7b 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_main.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_main.c
@@ -303,9 +303,17 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
      }
    _e_main_shutdown_push(e_theme_shutdown);
 
+   
    /* tell the error system that it can use gui dialogs now */
    e_error_gui_set(1);
    
+   /* init bindings system */
+   if (!e_bindings_init())
+     {
+	e_error_message_show(_("Enlightenment cannot set up its bindings system."));
+	_e_main_shutdown(-1);
+     }
+   _e_main_shutdown_push(e_bindings_shutdown);
    /* setup e ipc service */
    if (!_e_main_ipc_init())
      {