diff --git a/gooey/gui/controller.py b/gooey/gui/controller.py
index 7b0b4b7..e281ea1 100644
--- a/gooey/gui/controller.py
+++ b/gooey/gui/controller.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from multiprocessing.dummy import Pool
 
 from gooey.gui.lang import i18n
 from gooey.gui import events
+from gooey.gui.presenter import Presenter
 from gooey.gui.pubsub import pub
 from gooey.gui.util.taskkill import taskkill
 from gooey.gui.viewmodel import ViewModel
@@ -24,7 +25,9 @@ class Controller(object):
   def __init__(self, build_spec):
     # todo: model!
     self.build_spec = build_spec
-    self.view = BaseWindow(build_spec)
+    self.view = BaseWindow(build_spec, layout_type=self.build_spec['layout_type'])
+    self.presentation = Presenter(self.view, self.build_spec)
+    self.presentation.initialize_view()
 
     self._process = None
 
diff --git a/gooey/gui/presenter.py b/gooey/gui/presenter.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f9d839
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gooey/gui/presenter.py
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+from collections import namedtuple
+
+from gooey.gui import component_builder
+from gooey.gui.lang.i18n import _
+
+is_required = lambda widget: widget['required']
+
+SimpleArg = namedtuple('SimpleArg', 'title msg type')
+
+
+
+class Presenter(object):
+  def __init__(self, view, build_spec):
+    self.view = view
+    self.build_spec = build_spec
+
+  def initialize_view(self):
+    self.view.window_title = self.build_spec['program_name']
+    self.view.window_size = self.build_spec['default_size']
+
+    # widgets = component_builder.build_components(self.build_spec['widgets'])
+    required_args, optional_args  = self.partition(self.build_spec['widgets'], is_required)
+    self.view.required_section.populate([SimpleArg(x['data']['display_name'], x['data']['help'], x['type']) for x in required_args])
+
+
+    optionals = []
+    for x in optional_args:
+      if x['type'] != 'RadioGroup':
+        optionals.append(SimpleArg(x['data']['display_name'], x['data']['help'], x['type']))
+      else:
+        names = [y['display_name'] for y in x['data']]
+        msgs = [y['help'] for y in x['data']]
+        optionals.append(SimpleArg(names, msgs, x['type']))
+
+    self.view.optional_section.populate(optionals)
+
+    # self.view.optional_section.populate(widgets.optional_args)
+
+    if self.build_spec.get('monospace_display'):
+      self.view.set_display_font_style('monospace')
+
+    if self.should_disable_stop_button():
+      self.view.disable_stop_button()
+    else:
+      self.view.enable_stop_button()
+
+    self.syncronize_from_model()
+
+  @staticmethod
+  def partition(collection, condition):
+    return filter(condition, collection), filter(lambda x: not condition(x), collection)
+
+  def syncronize_from_model(self):
+    self.view.heading_title = _("settings_title")
+    self.view.heading_subtitle = self.build_spec['program_description'] or ''
+
+  #
+  # def _init_pages(self):
+  #   def config():
+  #     self.view.heading_title = 'asdf'
+  #     self.view.heading_subtitle = 'asdf'
+  #     self.view.show('settings_img')
+  #     self.view.hide('check_mark', 'running_img', 'error_symbol')
+  #
+  #   def running():
+  #     self.view._header.SetLabel(_("running_title"))
+  #     self.view._subheader.SetLabel(_('running_msg'))
+  #     self.view._check_mark.Hide()
+  #     self.view._settings_img.Hide()
+  #     self.view._running_img.Show()
+  #     self.view._error_symbol.Hide()
+  #     self.view.Layout()
+  #
+  #   def success():
+  #     self.view._header.SetLabel(_('finished_title'))
+  #     self.view._subheader.SetLabel(_('finished_msg'))
+  #     self.view._running_img.Hide()
+  #     self.view._check_mark.Show()
+  #     self.view.Layout()
+  #
+  #   def error():
+  #     self.view._header.SetLabel(_('finished_title'))
+  #     self.view._subheader.SetLabel(_('finished_error'))
+  #     self.view._running_img.Hide()
+  #     self.view._error_symbol.Show()
+  #     self.view.Layout()
+  #
+  #   self.layouts = locals()
+
+
+
+  def is_column_layout(self):
+    return self.build_spec['layout_type'] == 'column'
+
+  def should_disable_stop_button(self):
+    return self.build_spec['disable_stop_button']
+
+
+