diff --git a/lib-src/mod-track-panel/ModTrackPanelCallback.cpp b/lib-src/mod-track-panel/ModTrackPanelCallback.cpp
index b9308ad90..09f4bdcdb 100644
--- a/lib-src/mod-track-panel/ModTrackPanelCallback.cpp
+++ b/lib-src/mod-track-panel/ModTrackPanelCallback.cpp
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ void ModTrackPanelCommandFunctor::operator()(int index )
 void ModTrackPanelCallback::OnFuncShowAudioExplorer()
 {
    int k=3;
+   Registrar::ShowNewPanel();
 }
 
 void ModTrackPanelCallback::OnFuncShowAnotherExtension()
@@ -148,10 +149,10 @@ MOD_TRACK_PANEL_DLL_API int ModuleDispatch(ModuleDispatchTypes type)
    switch (type)
    {
    case AppInitialized:
-      ModTrackPanel::Registrar::Start();
+      Registrar::Start();
       break;
    case AppQuiting:
-      ModTrackPanel::Registrar::Finish();
+      Registrar::Finish();
       break;
    case ProjectInitialized:
    case MenusRebuilt:
diff --git a/lib-src/mod-track-panel/Registrar.cpp b/lib-src/mod-track-panel/Registrar.cpp
index 92535e0ca..f6798b977 100644
--- a/lib-src/mod-track-panel/Registrar.cpp
+++ b/lib-src/mod-track-panel/Registrar.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ plugging in of new resources.
 #include <wx/wx.h>
 #include "Registrar.h"
 
-START_NAMESPACE
-
 Registrar * pRegistrar = NULL;
 
 // By defining the external function and including it here, we save ourselves maintaing two lists.
@@ -44,6 +42,7 @@ int RegistrarDispatch( t_RegistrarDispatchType Type )
    DISPATCH( EnvelopeArtist );
    DISPATCH( LabelArtist );
    DISPATCH( DragGridSizer );
+   DISPATCH( TrackPanel2 );
    return 0;
 }
 
@@ -54,6 +53,7 @@ void Registrar::Start()
    wxASSERT( pRegistrar ==NULL );
    pRegistrar = new Registrar();
 
+   RegistrarDispatch( RegResource );
    RegistrarDispatch( RegArtist );
    RegistrarDispatch( RegDataType );
    RegistrarDispatch( RegCommand );
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ void Registrar::Finish()
    pRegistrar = NULL;
 }
 
-
-
-};//End of Namespace.
+void Registrar::ShowNewPanel()
+{
+   wxASSERT( pRegistrar !=NULL );
+   if( pRegistrar->pShowFn != NULL)
+      pRegistrar->pShowFn();
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib-src/mod-track-panel/Registrar.h b/lib-src/mod-track-panel/Registrar.h
index bd7cc81d7..73014c12c 100644
--- a/lib-src/mod-track-panel/Registrar.h
+++ b/lib-src/mod-track-panel/Registrar.h
@@ -13,16 +13,9 @@
 #ifndef __AUDACITY_REGISTRAR__
 #define __AUDACITY_REGISTRAR__
 
-// MSVC auto-indents, but I don't want that, for the namespace.
-// so using a macro for that works around ir
-// AND allows me to change the namespace name easily.
-
-#define START_NAMESPACE namespace ModTrackPanel {
-
-START_NAMESPACE 
-
 typedef enum
 {
+   RegResource,
    RegArtist,
    RegDataType,
    RegCommand,
@@ -31,14 +24,22 @@ typedef enum
 } t_RegistrarDispatchType;
 
 class Registrar {
+   Registrar::Registrar(){
+      pShowFn = NULL;}
 public:
+   // Fairly generic registrar functions.
    static void Start();
    static void Finish();
 
+   // Somewhat specific to this application registrar functions.
+   // These mostly reflect one-offs, where a more sophisticated 
+   // system would manage a list.
+   static void ShowNewPanel();
+public:
+   void (*pShowFn)(void);
 };
 
 
 extern int RegistrarDispatch( t_RegistrarDispatchType Type );
 
-};//End of Namespace.
 #endif
diff --git a/lib-src/mod-track-panel/SkewedRuler.cpp b/lib-src/mod-track-panel/SkewedRuler.cpp
index 218847aa7..533e2f8ed 100644
--- a/lib-src/mod-track-panel/SkewedRuler.cpp
+++ b/lib-src/mod-track-panel/SkewedRuler.cpp
@@ -11,19 +11,15 @@
 
 ********************************************************************//**
 
-\class Registrar
-\brief Registrar is a class that other classes register resources of
-various kinds with.  It makes a system that is much more amenable to 
-plugging in of new resources.
+\class SkewedRuller
+\brief SkewedRuler draws a ruler for aligning two sequences.
 
 *//********************************************************************/
 
 #include <wx/wx.h>
+#include "Registrar.h"
 #include "SkewedRuler.h"
 
-START_NAMESPACE
-
-
 extern int SkewedRulerDispatch( Registrar & R, t_RegistrarDispatchType Type )
 {
    switch( Type )
@@ -137,4 +133,4 @@ int DragGridSizerDispatch( Registrar & R, t_RegistrarDispatchType Type )
 }
 
 
-};//End of Namespace.
+
diff --git a/lib-src/mod-track-panel/SkewedRuler.h b/lib-src/mod-track-panel/SkewedRuler.h
index 0c082f77e..723ede964 100644
--- a/lib-src/mod-track-panel/SkewedRuler.h
+++ b/lib-src/mod-track-panel/SkewedRuler.h
@@ -13,13 +13,11 @@
 #ifndef __AUDACITY_SKEWED_RULER__
 #define __AUDACITY_SKEWED_RULER__
 
-#include "Registrar.h"
-START_NAMESPACE 
+
 
 class SkewedRuler {
 public:
 
 };
 
-};//End of Namespace.
 #endif
diff --git a/lib-src/mod-track-panel/TrackPanel2.cpp b/lib-src/mod-track-panel/TrackPanel2.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1dac9ccd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib-src/mod-track-panel/TrackPanel2.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+/**********************************************************************
+
+  Audacity: A Digital Audio Editor
+
+  Registrar.cpp
+
+  James Crook
+
+  Audacity is free software.
+  This file is licensed under the wxWidgets license, see License.txt
+
+********************************************************************//**
+
+\class TrackPanel2
+\brief TrackPanel2 is the start of the new TrackPanel.
+
+*//********************************************************************/
+
+#include <wx/wx.h>
+#include "ShuttleGui.h"
+#include "widgets/LinkingHtmlWindow.h"
+#include "SkewedRuler.h"
+#include "Registrar.h"
+#include "TrackPanel2.h"
+
+
+void ShowTrackPanel()
+{
+   int k=42;
+
+   wxDialog Dlg(NULL, wxID_ANY, wxString(wxT("Experimental New TrackPanel")));
+   ShuttleGui S(&Dlg, eIsCreating);
+#if 0
+   S.StartHorizontalLay(wxCENTER, false);
+   {
+      S.StartStatic(wxT(""), false);   
+      {
+         S.SetBorder(200);
+         S.AddFixedText(wxT("AAA"));
+      }
+      S.EndStatic();
+   }
+   S.EndHorizontalLay();
+#endif
+   S.StartNotebook();
+   {
+      S.StartNotebookPage( _("Panel") );
+      S.StartVerticalLay(1);
+      {
+         HtmlWindow *html = new LinkingHtmlWindow(S.GetParent(), -1,
+                                               wxDefaultPosition,
+                                               wxSize(600, 359), 
+                                               wxHW_SCROLLBAR_AUTO | wxSUNKEN_BORDER);
+         html->SetFocus();
+         html->SetPage(wxT("<h1><font color=\"blue\">TrackPanel</font></h1>This will be replaced with the panel"));
+         S.Prop(1).AddWindow( html, wxEXPAND );
+      }
+      S.EndVerticalLay();
+      S.EndNotebookPage();
+
+      S.StartNotebookPage( _("Diagnostics") );
+      S.StartVerticalLay(1);
+      {
+         HtmlWindow *html = new LinkingHtmlWindow(S.GetParent(), -1,
+                                               wxDefaultPosition,
+                                               wxSize(600, 359), 
+                                               wxHW_SCROLLBAR_AUTO | wxSUNKEN_BORDER);
+         html->SetFocus();
+         html->SetPage(wxT("<h1>Diagnostics</h1>This is an html diagnostics page"));
+         S.Prop(1).AddWindow( html, wxEXPAND );
+      }
+      S.EndVerticalLay();
+      S.EndNotebookPage();
+   }
+   S.EndNotebook();
+   
+   wxButton *ok = new wxButton(S.GetParent(), wxID_OK, _("OK... Audacious!"));
+   ok->SetDefault();
+   S.Prop(0).AddWindow( ok );
+
+   Dlg.Fit();
+
+   Dlg.ShowModal();
+}
+
+
+int TrackPanel2Dispatch( Registrar & R, t_RegistrarDispatchType Type )
+{
+   switch( Type )
+   {
+   case RegResource:
+      R.pShowFn = ShowTrackPanel;
+      break;
+   case RegArtist:
+      break;
+   case RegDataType:
+      break;
+   case RegCommand:
+      break;
+   case RegMenuItem:
+      break;
+   default:
+      break;
+   }
+   return 1;
+}
+
diff --git a/lib-src/mod-track-panel/TrackPanel2.h b/lib-src/mod-track-panel/TrackPanel2.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58c40470b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib-src/mod-track-panel/TrackPanel2.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/**********************************************************************
+
+  Audacity: A Digital Audio Editor
+
+  TrackPanel2.h
+
+  James Crook
+
+**********************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef __AUDACITY_TRACK_PANEL2__
+#define __AUDACITY_TRACK_PANEL2__
+
+
+class TrackPanel2 {
+public:
+
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/lib-src/mod-track-panel/mod-track-panel.vcproj b/lib-src/mod-track-panel/mod-track-panel.vcproj
index b8f6dacbf..f3c0902e2 100644
--- a/lib-src/mod-track-panel/mod-track-panel.vcproj
+++ b/lib-src/mod-track-panel/mod-track-panel.vcproj
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="wxmsw28ud_core.lib wxbase28ud.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib oldnames.lib comctl32.lib rpcrt4.lib wsock32.lib netapi32.lib Audacity.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="wxmsw28ud_core.lib wxbase28ud.lib wxmsw28ud_html.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib oldnames.lib comctl32.lib rpcrt4.lib wsock32.lib netapi32.lib Audacity.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\modules\$(ProjectName).dll"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="&quot;$(WXWIN)\lib\vc_dll&quot;;&quot;$(OutDir)&quot;"
 				GenerateDebugInformation="true"
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
 			/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCLinkerTool"
-				AdditionalDependencies="wxmsw28u_core.lib wxbase28u.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib oldnames.lib comctl32.lib rpcrt4.lib wsock32.lib netapi32.lib Audacity.lib"
+				AdditionalDependencies="wxmsw28u_core.lib wxbase28u.lib wxmsw28u_html.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib oldnames.lib comctl32.lib rpcrt4.lib wsock32.lib netapi32.lib Audacity.lib"
 				OutputFile="$(OutDir)\modules\$(ProjectName).dll"
 				LinkIncremental="1"
 				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="&quot;$(WXWIN)\lib\vc_dll&quot;;&quot;$(OutDir)&quot;"
@@ -203,6 +203,14 @@
 				RelativePath=".\SkewedRuler.h"
 				>
 			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\TrackPanel2.cpp"
+				>
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath=".\TrackPanel2.h"
+				>
+			</File>
 		</Filter>
 	</Files>
 	<Globals>