diff -r 56c12f44c2d3 -r 2904fba2708b ui/common/types.c
--- a/ui/common/types.c	Sun Oct 13 16:05:06 2024 +0200
+++ b/ui/common/types.c	Sun Oct 13 19:37:00 2024 +0200
@@ -281,6 +281,15 @@
     return r;
 }
 
+UIEXPORT UiGeneric* ui_generic_new(UiContext *ctx, char *name) {
+    UiGeneric *g = ui_malloc(ctx, sizeof(UiGeneric));
+    memset(g, 0, sizeof(UiGeneric));
+    if(name) {
+        uic_reg_var(ctx, name, UI_VAR_GENERIC, g);
+    }
+    return g;
+}
+
 
 void ui_int_set(UiInteger* i, int64_t value) {
     if (i && i->set) {
@@ -389,6 +398,12 @@
     to->obj = from->obj;
 }
 
+void uic_generic_copy(UiGeneric *from, UiGeneric *to) {
+    to->get = from->get;
+    to->get_type = from->get_type;
+    to->set = from->set;
+    to->obj = from->obj;
+}
 
 void uic_int_save(UiInteger *i) {
     if(!i->obj) return;
@@ -416,6 +431,11 @@
     r->get(r);
 }
 
+void uic_generic_save(UiGeneric *g) {
+    if(!g->obj) return;
+    g->get(g);
+}
+
 
 void uic_int_unbind(UiInteger *i) {
     i->get = NULL;
@@ -462,6 +482,13 @@
     l->obj = NULL;
 }
 
+void uic_generic_unbind(UiGeneric *g) {
+    g->get = NULL;
+    g->get_type = NULL;
+    g->set = NULL;
+    g->obj = NULL;
+}
+
 
 UIEXPORT UiListSelection ui_list_getselection(UiList *list) {
     if (list->getselection) {