diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 7d22253b5..bfbd5a379 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2,20 +2,6 @@ dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_INIT(configure.in)
 
-# BAH - ugly. bloody operating systems. figure out per os options for cp
-# defaults
-CP_OPTIONS="-ar"
-
-AC_CANONICAL_SYSTEM
-case "$build_os" in
-*olaris*)
-  CP_OPTIONS="-ar";
-  ;;
-*bsd*)
-  CP_OPTIONS="-PpR";
-  ;;
-esac
-
 ENLIGHTENMENT_MAJOR=0
 ENLIGHTENMENT_MINOR=17
 ENLIGHTENMENT_MICRO=pre_0
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 24e94dd9a..a5e8550e1 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ enlightenment_SOURCES = \
 	menubuild.h menubuild.c \
 	pack.c \
 	resist.h resist.c \
+	scrollbar.h scrollbar.c \
 	shelf.c \
 	text.h text.c \
 	util.h util.c \
diff --git a/src/actions.c b/src/actions.c
index dc955e5ff..3212e6f07 100644
--- a/src/actions.c
+++ b/src/actions.c
@@ -491,8 +491,17 @@ e_action_init(void)
 /* FIXME: these REALLY need to go into other file(s) but it's not worht it */
 /* yet at this point. it can be done later */
 
-/* Erm is that really true? They're all static, all called through the
-   above functions -- so it's good to have them encapsulated here? --cK */
+/* Erm is that really true? They're all static, all called through the */
+/* above functions -- so it's good to have them encapsulated here? --cK */
+
+/* well i was thinking changing this to be a bunch of: */
+/* #include "action_windows.c" */
+/* #include "action_files.c" */
+/* #include "action_general.c" */
+/* etc. - group actions in files for their logical uses */
+/* kind of evil to inlucde c files.. but it means breaking it up better */
+/* probably moving these includes above the init and having hooks into the */
+/* init func */
 
 static void 
 e_act_move_start (void *o, E_Action *a, void *data, int x, int y, int rx, int ry)
diff --git a/src/scrollbar.c b/src/scrollbar.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6af8673c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scrollbar.c
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+#include "scrollbar.h"
+
+static void e_scrollbar_recalc(E_Scrollbar *sb);
+static void e_scrollbar_setup_bits(E_Scrollbar *sb);
+
+static void
+e_scrollbar_recalc(E_Scrollbar *sb)
+{
+}
+
+static void
+e_scrollbar_setup_bits(E_Scrollbar *sb)
+{
+/*	sb->base = ebits_load("");*/
+/*	sb->bar = ebits_load("");*/
+}
+
+E_Scrollbar *
+e_scrollbar_new(void)
+{
+   E_Scrollbar *sb;
+   
+   sb = NEW(E_Scrollbar, 1);
+   ZERO(sb, E_Scrollbar, 1);
+   sb->range = 1.0;
+   sb->max = 1.0;
+   sb->w = 12;
+   sb->h = 64;
+   return sb;
+}
+
+void
+e_scrollbar_free(E_Scrollbar *sb)
+{
+   if (sb->evas)
+     {
+	if (sb->base) ebits_free(sb->base);
+	if (sb->bar) ebits_free(sb->bar);
+     }
+   FREE(sb);
+}
+
+void
+e_scrollbar_add_to_evas(E_Scrollbar *sb, Evas evas)
+{
+   if (sb->evas)
+     {
+	if (sb->base) ebits_free(sb->base);
+	if (sb->bar) ebits_free(sb->bar);
+     }
+   sb->evas = evas;
+   if (sb->evas)
+     {
+	e_scrollbar_setup_bits(sb);
+	if (sb->base) ebits_set_layer(sb->base, sb->layer);
+	if (sb->bar) ebits_set_layer(sb->bar, sb->layer);
+	if (sb->base) ebits_move(sb->base, sb->x, sb->y);
+	if (sb->base) ebits_resize(sb->base, sb->w, sb->h);
+	e_scrollbar_recalc(sb);
+	if (sb->bar) ebits_move(sb->bar, sb->bar_pos.x, sb->bar_pos.y);
+	if (sb->bar) ebits_resize(sb->bar, sb->bar_pos.w, sb->bar_pos.h);
+	if (sb->visible)
+	  {
+	     if (sb->base) ebits_show(sb->base);
+	     if (sb->bar) ebits_show(sb->bar);
+	  }
+     }
+}
+
+void
+e_scrollbar_show(E_Scrollbar *sb)
+{
+   if (sb->visible) return;
+   sb->visible = 1;
+   if (sb->base) ebits_show(sb->base);
+   if (sb->bar) ebits_show(sb->bar);
+}
+
+void
+e_scrollbar_hide(E_Scrollbar *sb)
+{
+   if (!sb->visible) return;
+   sb->visible = 0;
+   if (sb->base) ebits_hide(sb->base);
+   if (sb->bar) ebits_hide(sb->bar);
+}
+
+void
+e_scrollbar_raise(E_Scrollbar *sb)
+{
+   if (sb->base) ebits_raise(sb->base);
+   if (sb->bar) ebits_raise(sb->bar);
+}
+
+void
+e_scrollbar_lower(E_Scrollbar *sb)
+{
+   if (sb->bar) ebits_lower(sb->bar);
+   if (sb->base) ebits_lower(sb->base);
+}
+
+void
+e_scrollbar_set_layer(E_Scrollbar *sb, int l)
+{
+   if (l == sb->layer) return;
+   sb->layer = l;
+   if (sb->base) ebits_set_layer(sb->base, sb->layer);
+   if (sb->bar) ebits_set_layer(sb->bar, sb->layer);
+}
+
+void
+e_scrollbar_set_direction(E_Scrollbar *sb, int d)
+{
+   if (d == sb->direction) return;
+   if (sb->evas)
+     {
+	Evas evas;
+	
+	if (sb->base) ebits_free(sb->base);
+	if (sb->bar) ebits_free(sb->bar);
+	evas = sb->evas;
+	sb->evas = NULL;
+	e_scrollbar_add_to_evas(sb, evas);
+     }
+ }
+
+void
+e_scrollbar_move(E_Scrollbar *sb, double x, double y)
+{
+   if ((x == sb->x) && (y == sb->y)) return;
+   sb->x = x;
+   sb->y = y;
+   if (sb->base) ebits_move(sb->base, sb->x, sb->y);
+   e_scrollbar_recalc(sb);
+   if (sb->bar) ebits_move(sb->bar, sb->bar_pos.x, sb->bar_pos.y);
+}
+
+void
+e_scrollbar_resize(E_Scrollbar *sb, double w, double h)
+{
+   if ((w == sb->w) && (h == sb->h)) return;
+   sb->w = w;
+   sb->h = h;
+   if (sb->base) ebits_resize(sb->base, sb->w, sb->h);
+   e_scrollbar_recalc(sb);
+   if (sb->bar) ebits_move(sb->bar, sb->bar_pos.x, sb->bar_pos.y);
+   if (sb->bar) ebits_resize(sb->bar, sb->bar_pos.w, sb->bar_pos.h);
+}
+
+void
+e_scrollbar_set_change_func(E_Scrollbar *sb,
+			    void (*func_change) (void *_data, E_Scrollbar *sb, double val),
+			    void *data)
+{
+   sb->func_change = func_change;
+   sb->func_data = data;
+}
+
+void
+e_scrollbar_set_value(E_Scrollbar *sb, double val)
+{
+   if (sb->val == val) return;
+   sb->val = val;
+   e_scrollbar_recalc(sb);
+   if (sb->bar) ebits_move(sb->bar, sb->bar_pos.x, sb->bar_pos.y);
+   if (sb->bar) ebits_resize(sb->bar, sb->bar_pos.w, sb->bar_pos.h);
+   if (sb->func_change) sb->func_change(sb->func_data, sb, sb->val);
+}
+
+void
+e_scrollbar_set_range(E_Scrollbar *sb, double range)
+{
+   if (sb->range == range) return;
+   sb->range = range;
+   e_scrollbar_recalc(sb);
+   if (sb->bar) ebits_move(sb->bar, sb->bar_pos.x, sb->bar_pos.y);
+   if (sb->bar) ebits_resize(sb->bar, sb->bar_pos.w, sb->bar_pos.h);
+}
+
+void
+e_scrollbar_set_max(E_Scrollbar *sb, double max)
+{
+   if (sb->max == max) return;
+   sb->max = max;
+   e_scrollbar_recalc(sb);
+   if (sb->bar) ebits_move(sb->bar, sb->bar_pos.x, sb->bar_pos.y);
+   if (sb->bar) ebits_resize(sb->bar, sb->bar_pos.w, sb->bar_pos.h);
+}
+
+double
+e_scrollbar_get_value(E_Scrollbar *sb)
+{
+   return sb->val;
+}
+
+double
+e_scrollbar_get_range(E_Scrollbar *sb)
+{
+   return sb->range;
+}
+
+double
+e_scrollbar_get_max(E_Scrollbar *sb)
+{
+   return sb->max;
+}
+
+void
+e_scrollbar_get_geometry(E_Scrollbar *sb, double *x, double *y, double *w, double *h)
+{
+   if (x) *x = sb->x;
+   if (y) *y = sb->y;
+   if (w) *w = sb->w;
+   if (h) *h = sb->h;
+}
diff --git a/src/scrollbar.h b/src/scrollbar.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c79670523
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scrollbar.h
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#include "e.h"
+
+typedef struct _E_Scrollbar           E_Scrollbar;
+
+struct _E_Scrollbar
+{
+   /* I<---val--->|<==range==>|<-->I<-max */
+   double val;
+   double max;
+   double range;
+   
+   Evas   evas;
+   
+   Ebits_Object bar;
+   Ebits_Object base;
+   
+   int    visible;
+   int    layer;
+   int    direction;
+   double x, y, w, h;
+   
+   struct {
+      double x, y, w, h;      
+   } bar_area;
+   struct {
+      double x, y, w, h;      
+   } bar_pos;
+   
+   void  (*func_change) (void *_data, E_Scrollbar *sb, double val);
+   void  *func_data;
+};
+
+E_Scrollbar *e_scrollbar_new(void);
+void         e_scrollbar_free(E_Scrollbar *sb); 
+void         e_scrollbar_add_to_evas(E_Scrollbar *sb, Evas evas);
+void         e_scrollbar_show(E_Scrollbar *sb); 
+void         e_scrollbar_hide(E_Scrollbar *sb); 
+void         e_scrollbar_raise(E_Scrollbar *sb); 
+void         e_scrollbar_lower(E_Scrollbar *sb); 
+void         e_scrollbar_set_layer(E_Scrollbar *sb, int l); 
+void         e_scrollbar_set_direction(E_Scrollbar *sb, int d); 
+void         e_scrollbar_move(E_Scrollbar *sb, double x, double y); 
+void         e_scrollbar_resize(E_Scrollbar *sb, double w, double h);
+void         e_scrollbar_set_change_func(E_Scrollbar *sb,
+					 void (*func_change) (void *_data, E_Scrollbar *sb, double val),
+					 void *data);
+void         e_scrollbar_set_value(E_Scrollbar *sb, double val);
+void         e_scrollbar_set_range(E_Scrollbar *sb, double range);
+void         e_scrollbar_set_max(E_Scrollbar *sb, double max);
+double       e_scrollbar_get_value(E_Scrollbar *sb);
+double       e_scrollbar_get_range(E_Scrollbar *sb);
+double       e_scrollbar_get_max(E_Scrollbar *sb);
+void         e_scrollbar_get_geometry(E_Scrollbar *sb, double *x, double *y, double *w, double *h);