diff --git a/src/bin/e_order.c b/src/bin/e_order.c
index d8b275332..b11540cd6 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_order.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_order.c
@@ -2,3 +2,68 @@
  * vim:ts=8:sw=3:sts=8:noexpandtab:cino=>5n-3f0^-2{2
  */
 #include "e.h"
+
+/*
+ * TODO:
+ * - Update E_Order object if a .desktop file becomes available
+ */
+
+static void _e_order_free       (E_Order *eo);
+static void _e_order_cb_monitor (void *data, Ecore_File_Monitor *em, Ecore_File_Event event, const char *path);
+
+EAPI E_Order *
+e_order_new(const char *path)
+{
+   E_Order *eo;
+   FILE *f;
+   
+   if ((!path) || (!ecore_file_exists(path))) return NULL;
+
+   eo = E_OBJECT_ALLOC(E_Order, E_ORDER_TYPE, _e_order_free);
+   if (!eo) return NULL;
+
+   f = fopen(path, "rb");
+   if (f)
+     {
+	char buf[4096];
+
+	while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), f))
+	  {
+	     int len;
+
+	     len = strlen(buf);
+	     if (len > 0)
+	       {
+		  if (buf[len - 1] == '\n')
+		    {
+		       buf[len - 1] = 0;
+		       len--;
+		    }
+		  if (len > 0)
+		    {
+		       Efreet_Desktop *desktop;
+		       desktop = efreet_util_desktop_by_file_id_get(buf);
+		       if (desktop) evas_list_append(eo->desktops, desktop);
+		    }
+	       }
+	  }
+	fclose(f);
+     }
+   eo->monitor = ecore_file_monitor_add(path, _e_order_cb_monitor, eo);
+
+   return eo;
+}
+
+static void
+_e_order_free(E_Order *eo)
+{
+   evas_list_free(eo->desktops);
+   if (eo->monitor) ecore_file_monitor_del(eo->monitor);
+   free(eo);
+}
+
+static void
+_e_order_cb_monitor(void *data, Ecore_File_Monitor *em, Ecore_File_Event event, const char *path)
+{
+   /* TODO */
+}
diff --git a/src/bin/e_order.h b/src/bin/e_order.h
index 49427a8e1..bdae5fd9f 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_order.h
+++ b/src/bin/e_order.h
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ struct _E_Order
 {
    E_Object            e_obj_inherit;
    
-   Evas_List          *subapps; /* A list of Efreet_Desktop files this .order contains */
+   Evas_List          *desktops; /* A list of Efreet_Desktop files this .order contains */
    Ecore_File_Monitor *monitor; /* Check for changes int the .order file */
 };
 
+EAPI E_Order *e_order_new(const char *path);
+
 #endif
 #endif