diff --git a/editor/editor.rc b/editor/editor.rc
index 9a02adc..c2f8690 100644
--- a/editor/editor.rc
+++ b/editor/editor.rc
@@ -82,7 +82,11 @@ BEGIN
         MENUITEM "&Save\tCtrl+S",               ID_FILE_SAVE
         MENUITEM "Save &As",                    ID_FILE_SAVE_AS
         MENUITEM SEPARATOR
-        MENUITEM "Remote Export\tCtrl+E",       ID_FILE_REMOTEEXPORT
+        MENUITEM "Remote &Export\tCtrl+E",      ID_FILE_REMOTEEXPORT
+        POPUP "Recent &Files"
+        BEGIN
+            MENUITEM "No recent files",             ID_RECENTFILES_NORECENTFILES, GRAYED
+        END
         MENUITEM SEPARATOR
         MENUITEM "E&xit",                       ID_FILE_EXIT
     END
diff --git a/editor/resource.h b/editor/resource.h
index c185d88..6338ae1 100644
--- a/editor/resource.h
+++ b/editor/resource.h
@@ -6,28 +6,36 @@
 #define IDR_MENU                        102
 #define IDD_SETROWS                     103
 #define IDD_BIASSELECTION               104
+
 #define IDC_EDIT                        1002
 #define IDC_SETROWS_EDIT                1002
 #define IDC_BIASSELECTION_EDIT          1003
+
 #define ID_FILE                         40001
 #define ID_FILE_EXIT                    40002
-#define ID_EDIT                         40003
-#define ID_EDIT_SETROWS                 40007
-#define ID_EDIT_BIAS                    40008
-#define ID_EDIT_CLEAR40011              40011
-#define ID_EDIT_SELECTALL               40012
-#define ID_EDIT_SELECTROW               40013
-#define ID_EDIT_SELECTTRACK             40014
-#define ID_FILE_NEW40015                40015
-#define ID_FILE_REMOTEEXPORT            40016
-#define ID_ACCELERATOR40019             40019
+#define ID_FILE_REMOTEEXPORT            40003
+#define ID_FILE_RECENTFILES             40004
+
+#define ID_RECENTFILES_NORECENTFILES    40010
+#define ID_RECENTFILES_FILE1            40011
+#define ID_RECENTFILES_FILE2            40012
+#define ID_RECENTFILES_FILE3            40013
+#define ID_RECENTFILES_FILE4            40014
+#define ID_RECENTFILES_FILE5            40015
+
+#define ID_EDIT                         40020
+#define ID_EDIT_SETROWS                 40021
+#define ID_EDIT_BIAS                    40022
+#define ID_EDIT_SELECTALL               40023
+#define ID_EDIT_SELECTROW               40024
+#define ID_EDIT_SELECTTRACK             40025
 
 // Next default values for new objects
 // 
 #ifdef APSTUDIO_INVOKED
 #ifndef APSTUDIO_READONLY_SYMBOLS
 #define _APS_NEXT_RESOURCE_VALUE        104
-#define _APS_NEXT_COMMAND_VALUE         40021
+#define _APS_NEXT_COMMAND_VALUE         40026
 #define _APS_NEXT_CONTROL_VALUE         1004
 #define _APS_NEXT_SYMED_VALUE           101
 #endif
diff --git a/editor/synctracker2.cpp b/editor/synctracker2.cpp
index 5dce4cb..27c43a0 100644
--- a/editor/synctracker2.cpp
+++ b/editor/synctracker2.cpp
@@ -207,6 +207,24 @@ void fileSave()
 	}
 }
 
+HMENU findSubMenuContaining(HMENU menu, UINT id)
+{
+	for (int i = 0; i < GetMenuItemCount(menu); ++i)
+	{
+		if (GetMenuItemID(menu, i) == id) return menu;
+		else
+		{
+			HMENU subMenu = GetSubMenu(menu, i);
+			if ((HMENU)0 != subMenu)
+			{
+				HMENU ret = findSubMenuContaining(subMenu, id);
+				if ((HMENU)0 != ret) return ret;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return (HMENU)0;
+}
+
 static LRESULT CALLBACK mainWindowProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 {
 	switch(msg)
@@ -234,6 +252,19 @@ static LRESULT CALLBACK mainWindowProc(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARA
 			SendMessage(statusBarWin, SB_SETTEXT, 1, (LPARAM)_T("0"));
 			SendMessage(statusBarWin, SB_SETTEXT, 2, (LPARAM)_T("0"));
 			SendMessage(statusBarWin, SB_SETTEXT, 3, (LPARAM)_T("---"));
+			
+#if 0
+			/* mock up a Recent Files menu */
+			HMENU lruFileMenu = findSubMenuContaining(GetMenu(hwnd), ID_RECENTFILES_NORECENTFILES);
+			RemoveMenu(lruFileMenu, 0, MF_BYPOSITION);
+			for (int i = 0; i < 5; ++i)
+			{
+				char temp[256];
+				_snprintf(temp, 256, "&%d test%d.ROCKET", i + 1, i);
+				InsertMenu(lruFileMenu, -1, MF_BYPOSITION | MF_STRING, ID_RECENTFILES_FILE1 + i, temp);
+			}
+			DrawMenuBar(hwnd);
+#endif
 		}
 		break;