diff --git a/data/images/hline.png b/data/images/hline.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..844cfacb0
Binary files /dev/null and b/data/images/hline.png differ
diff --git a/data/images/ib_title.png b/data/images/ib_title.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8bba4a6cf
Binary files /dev/null and b/data/images/ib_title.png differ
diff --git a/data/images/vline.png b/data/images/vline.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..498e32efb
Binary files /dev/null and b/data/images/vline.png differ
diff --git a/data/scripts/build_iconbar_db.sh b/data/scripts/build_iconbar_db.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..1cbadbf23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/scripts/build_iconbar_db.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# db to create
+DB="./.e_iconbar.db"
+
+# replace ICONDIR with where you keep icons, or just use full paths below
+setup ()
+{
+	NUM=0
+	ICONDIR="/usr/share/pixmaps"
+	E_PREFIX="/usr/local"
+	rm -f $DB
+}
+
+finish ()
+{
+	edb_ed $DB add "/ib/num"	int $NUM
+}
+
+# usage: icon 'image_path' 'exec'
+icon ()
+{
+	edb_ed $DB add "/ib/"$NUM"/icon"	str "$1"
+	edb_ed $DB add "/ib/"$NUM"/exec"        str "$2"
+	NUM=$[ $NUM + 1 ];
+}
+
+config ()
+{
+	edb_ed $DB add "/ib/"$1	int $2
+}
+
+str ()
+{
+	edb_ed $DB add "/ib/"$1	str $2
+}
+#################################################
+##
+##  Define Icons here
+##
+
+setup
+
+# title is put at top or left of bar, this may be removed in future
+# vline/hline are the images that are repeated as borders for the bar / scroll region (for vert / horiz. bars).
+
+str 'image/title' $E_PREFIX'/share/enlightenment/data/images/ib_title.png'
+str 'image/vline' $E_PREFIX'/share/enlightenment/data/images/vline.png'
+str 'image/hline' $E_PREFIX'/share/enlightenment/data/images/hline.png'
+
+# 0 width / height makes it equal view's width / height, negative values for left/top go from bottowm right corner. scroll_w is used for both horizontal and vertical bars (i guess it should be renamed scroll_thikness or something).
+
+config 'geom/w' 0  
+config 'geom/h' 75
+config 'geom/top' -75 
+config 'geom/left' 0
+config 'geom/scroll_w' 16
+config 'geom/horizontal' 1
+config 'scroll_when_less' 0
+
+# change icondir above, or replace with full pathname
+
+icon $ICONDIR'/gnome-term.png' 'Eterm'
+icon $ICONDIR'/gnome-ccdesktop.png' 'sylpheed'
+icon $ICONDIR'/netscape.png' 'netscape'
+icon $ICONDIR'/gnome-irc.png' 'xchat'
+
+icon $ICONDIR'/gnome-gimp.png' 'gimp'
+icon $ICONDIR'/mc/gnome-audio.png' 'xmms'
+icon $ICONDIR'/home/raster/stuff/icons/star_office.png' '/home/raster/.desktop/Office'
+
+#icon $ICONDIR'/write.png' 'abiword'
+#icon $ICONDIR'/spreadsheet.png' 'gnumeric'
+
+#icon $ICONDIR'/synth.png' 'SpiralSynth'
+#icon $ICONDIR'/modsynth.png' 'SpiralSynthModular'
+#icon $ICONDIR'/loops.png' 'SpiralLoops'
+#icon $ICONDIR'/drakconf.png' 'gnomecc'
+#icon $ICONDIR'/floppy.png' 'NULL'
+#icon $ICONDIR'/trash.png' 'NULL'
+
+finish
+