Index: work/gtk/fixed_dockbox/Makefile
===================================================================
--- work/gtk/fixed_dockbox/Makefile	(nonexistent)
+++ work/gtk/fixed_dockbox/Makefile	(revision 25440)
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+TRUNK=../../../trunk
+CFLAGS=-g -Wall -I $(TRUNK)/src_plugins `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-2.0`
+LDFLAGS=-g `pkg-config --libs gtk+-2.0`
+#CFLAGS=-g -Wall -I $(TRUNK)/src_plugins -DPCB_GTK3 `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0`
+#LDFLAGS=-g `pkg-config --libs gtk+-3.0`
+
+all: fixed_dockbox
+
+fixed_dockbox: fixed_dockbox.o
+
+clean:
+	rm *.o fixed_dockbox
\ No newline at end of file
Index: work/gtk/fixed_dockbox/fixed_dockbox.c
===================================================================
--- work/gtk/fixed_dockbox/fixed_dockbox.c	(nonexistent)
+++ work/gtk/fixed_dockbox/fixed_dockbox.c	(revision 25440)
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+#include <gtk/gtk.h>
+
+/* dockbox children in order:
+	1. frame
+	2. control
+*/
+
+static void dockbox_resize(GtkWidget *dockbox, GtkAllocation *af, gpointer user_data)
+{
+	GList *ch = gtk_container_get_children(GTK_CONTAINER(dockbox));
+	GtkWidget *wctrl = ch->next->data;
+	GtkWidget *wframe = ch->data;
+	gint x, y, w, h, yoffs;
+	GtkAllocation ctrl_alloc, frame_alloc;
+
+	gtk_widget_get_allocation(wctrl, &ctrl_alloc);
+	yoffs = ctrl_alloc.height/4;
+	x = af->width - ctrl_alloc.width - 8;
+	y = 0;
+	if ((ctrl_alloc.x != x) || (ctrl_alloc.y != y))
+		gtk_fixed_move(GTK_FIXED(dockbox), wctrl, x, y);
+
+	gtk_widget_get_allocation(wframe, &frame_alloc);
+	w = af->width;
+	h = af->height - yoffs;
+	if ((w != frame_alloc.width) || (h != frame_alloc.height))
+		gtk_widget_set_size_request(wframe, w, h);
+
+	gtk_widget_get_allocation(wframe, &frame_alloc);
+	x = 0;
+	y = yoffs;
+	if ((frame_alloc.x != x) || (frame_alloc.y != y))
+		gtk_fixed_move(GTK_FIXED(dockbox), wframe, x, y);
+}
+
+static GtkWidget *pcb_gtk_dockbox(const char *label, GtkWidget *ctrl, GtkWidget **frame_out)
+{
+	GtkWidget *frame, *db;
+	
+	db = gtk_fixed_new();
+	frame = gtk_frame_new(label);
+
+	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(db), frame);
+	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(db), ctrl);
+
+	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(db), "size-allocate", G_CALLBACK(dockbox_resize), NULL);
+	*frame_out = frame;
+	return db;
+}
+
+static void create_widgets(GtkWidget *window, const char *label, const char **text)
+{
+	const char **s;
+	GtkWidget *db, *ctrl, *but, *frame, *vbox;
+
+	ctrl = gtk_hbox_new(FALSE, 0);
+
+	but = gtk_button_new_with_label("~");
+	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(ctrl), but, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
+	but = gtk_button_new_with_label("x");
+	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(ctrl), but, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
+
+	db = pcb_gtk_dockbox(label, ctrl, &frame);
+
+	vbox = gtk_vbox_new(FALSE, 3);
+	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(frame), vbox);
+	for(s = text; *s != NULL; s++) {
+		GtkWidget *label = gtk_label_new(*s);
+		gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(vbox), label, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
+	}
+
+	gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(window), db);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	GtkWidget *window;
+	static const char *text[] = {
+		"dock",
+		"children labels",
+		"jsut to have",
+		"something in",
+		"the box",
+		NULL
+	};
+
+	gtk_init(&argc, &argv);
+
+	window = gtk_window_new(GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
+	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(window), "destroy", gtk_main_quit, NULL);
+
+/* WARNING: must not set: gtk_window_set_default_size(GTK_WINDOW(window), 10, 400);*/
+
+	create_widgets(window, "title", text);
+	gtk_widget_show_all(window);
+
+	gtk_main();
+
+	return 0;
+}