diff --git a/internal/ui/editor.go b/internal/ui/editor.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5c10cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/ui/editor.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package ui
+
+type Editor interface {
+	Representationer
+}
diff --git a/internal/ui/main.go b/internal/ui/main.go
index 58c63e0..18a1fcc 100644
--- a/internal/ui/main.go
+++ b/internal/ui/main.go
@@ -12,11 +12,39 @@ import (
 	"gitea.mmo.to/ProtocolPacketForger/ppf/protocolctl"
 )
 
+type Representationer interface {
+	Representation() *fyne.Container
+}
+
+type FileHandler interface {
+	Name() string
+	Path() string
+	Open(path string) error
+	Save() error
+	SaveAs(path string) error
+	Close() error
+
+	Changed()
+	HasChanged() bool
+}
+
 type ppfApp struct {
 	App    fyne.App
 	Window fyne.Window
-	// Container for the borderlayout
-	Toolbar     fyne.CanvasObject
+	// Container for the main layout, toolbar at top, in Center the doctabs.
+	MainContainer *fyne.Container
+	// toolbar
+	Toolbar fyne.CanvasObject
+	// left optional the local/remote library
+	// tbd
+	// center opened objects
+	OpenTabs    *container.DocTabs // DocTabs
+	OpenObjects []*FileHandler     // actual files
+
+	// Global important stuff
+	Settings map[string]interface{}
+
+	/*/ will be part of the Editor
 	Metadata    *Metadata
 	Extensions  *fyne.Container
 	ContextBar  *fyne.Container
@@ -25,14 +53,11 @@ type ppfApp struct {
 	// Once initialized metadata containers for swapping
 	ProtocolMeta *ProtocolMetadata
 	PacketMeta   *PacketMetadata
-	// Global important stuff
-	Settings        map[string]string
-	ProtocolForging bool
 	// Once initialized instances of the editor views
 	EditorPacket   *PacketEditor
 	EditorProtocol *ProtocolEditor
 	// workspace handling
-	OpenProtocolFiles []*ProtocolFileHandler
+	OpenProtocolFiles []*ProtocolFileHandler//*/
 }
 
 var PPF ppfApp
@@ -41,21 +66,21 @@ func NewPPF(fyneApp fyne.App, w fyne.Window) ppfApp {
 	PPF.App = fyneApp
 	PPF.Window = w
 	PPF.Toolbar = CreateToolbar(fyneApp)
-	PPF.Workarea = CreateWorkarea()
+	/*PPF.Workarea = CreateWorkarea()
 	PPF.Extensions = container.NewCenter()
 	PPF.ProtocolMeta = NewMetadataProtocol()
 	PPF.Metadata = &PPF.ProtocolMeta.Metadata
-	PPF.ContextBar = container.NewCenter()
+	PPF.ContextBar = container.NewCenter() //*/
 	return PPF
 }
 
 func (ppf *ppfApp) GetContainer() *fyne.Container {
 	return container.NewBorder(
 		PPF.Toolbar,
-		PPF.ContextBar,
-		PPF.Metadata.Representation,
-		PPF.Extensions,
-		PPF.Workarea,
+		nil, //PPF.ContextBar,
+		nil, //PPF.Metadata.Representation,
+		nil, //PPF.Extensions,
+		PPF.OpenTabs,
 	)
 }
 
@@ -66,6 +91,13 @@ func (ppf *ppfApp) OpenFile(path string) {
 }
 
 func (ppf *ppfApp) NewFile() {
+	//TODO: show entry screen with choosable ways of:
+	// PROTOCOL editor
+	// create a new protocol
+	// edit an existing protocol
+	// PACKET editor
+	// create a binary packet
+	// edit an existing binary packet
 	pfh := NewProtocolFileHandler()
 	PPF.OpenProtocolFiles = append(PPF.OpenProtocolFiles, pfh)
 	ppf.Workarea.Append(container.NewTabItem(pfh.Filename, pfh.GetWorkarea()))
@@ -93,11 +125,6 @@ func (ppf *ppfApp) GetReferenceForFile(s string) *protocol.ProtocolStructure {
 
 func CreateToolbar(fyneApp fyne.App) fyne.CanvasObject {
 	toolbar := widget.NewToolbar()
-	toolbar.Append(widget.NewToolbarAction(theme.MenuIcon(), func() {
-		PPF.ProtocolForging = !PPF.ProtocolForging
-		//TODO: implement the switch
-	}))
-	toolbar.Append(widget.NewToolbarSeparator())
 	toolbar.Append(widget.NewToolbarAction(theme.ContentAddIcon(), func() {
 		PPF.NewFile()
 	}))
diff --git a/internal/ui/newobjectdialog.go b/internal/ui/newobjectdialog.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09bcecb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/ui/newobjectdialog.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package ui
+
+import (
+	"fyne.io/fyne/v2"
+	"fyne.io/fyne/v2/container"
+	"fyne.io/fyne/v2/widget"
+)
+
+type NewObjectDialog struct {
+	representation *fyne.Container
+	// views
+	selection       *fyne.Container // 4buttons grid
+	protocolChooser *fyne.Container
+	packetChooser   *fyne.Container
+}
+
+var pnod *NewObjectDialog
+
+func CreateNewObjectDialog() *NewObjectDialog {
+	if pnod == nil {
+		pnod = &NewObjectDialog{}
+
+		pnod.representation = container.NewMax(nil)
+		// representation
+		// grid layout 100x100px elements in a center layout, 4 buttons, new Protocol, edit protocol, new Packet, edit Packet
+		buttons := []widget.Button{}
+		buttons = append(buttons, *widget.NewButton("New protocol", func() {
+
+		}))
+		buttons = append(buttons, *widget.NewButton("Edit protocol", func() {
+
+		}))
+		buttons = append(buttons, *widget.NewButton("New packet", func() {
+
+		}))
+		buttons = append(buttons, *widget.NewButton("Edit packet", func() {
+
+		}))
+		selectgrid := container.NewGridWithColumns(2, nil)
+		for _, v := range buttons {
+			selectgrid.Add(&v)
+		}
+		pnod.selection = container.NewMax(selectgrid)
+
+		pnod.representation.Add(pnod.selection)
+		// data
+	}
+	return pnod
+}
+
+func (nod *NewObjectDialog) Representation() *fyne.Container {
+	return nod.representation
+}
+
+func (nod *NewObjectDialog) Refresh() {
+
+}