diff -r b34bd1557c6c -r 77254bd6dccb ui/qt/toolbar.cpp
--- a/ui/qt/toolbar.cpp	Sat Apr 05 17:57:04 2025 +0200
+++ b/ui/qt/toolbar.cpp	Sun Jul 20 22:04:39 2025 +0200
@@ -32,3 +32,102 @@
 #include "menu.h"
 #include "stock.h"
 
+static void add_items(UiObject *obj, QToolBar *toolbar, CxList *defaults, CxMap *items);
+static void create_item(UiObject *obj, QToolBar *toolbar, UiToolbarItemI *i);
+
+QToolBar* ui_create_toolbar(UiObject *obj) {
+    CxMap *items = uic_get_toolbar_items();
+    CxList *left_defaults = uic_get_toolbar_defaults(UI_TOOLBAR_LEFT);
+    CxList *center_defaults = uic_get_toolbar_defaults(UI_TOOLBAR_CENTER);
+    CxList *right_defaults = uic_get_toolbar_defaults(UI_TOOLBAR_RIGHT);
+    
+    if(!items || cxMapSize(items) == 0) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    
+    QToolBar *toolbar = new QToolBar();
+    add_items(obj, toolbar, left_defaults, items);
+    add_items(obj, toolbar, center_defaults, items);
+    add_items(obj, toolbar, right_defaults, items);
+    
+    
+    return toolbar;
+}
+
+static void add_items(UiObject *obj, QToolBar *toolbar, CxList *defaults, CxMap *items) {
+    CxIterator i = cxListIterator(defaults);
+    cx_foreach(char *, name, i) {
+        UiToolbarItemI *item = (UiToolbarItemI*)cxMapGet(items, name);
+        if(item) {
+            create_item(obj, toolbar, item);
+        } else {
+            fprintf(stderr, "UI Error: unknown toolbar item '%s'\n", name);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void create_item(UiObject *obj, QToolBar *toolbar, UiToolbarItemI *i) {
+    switch(i->type) {
+        case UI_TOOLBAR_ITEM: {
+            ui_toolbar_add_item(obj, toolbar, (UiToolbarItem*)i);
+            break;
+        }
+        case UI_TOOLBAR_TOGGLEITEM: {
+            ui_toolbar_add_toggleitem(obj, toolbar, (UiToolbarToggleItem*)i);
+            break;
+        }
+        case UI_TOOLBAR_MENU: {
+            ui_toolbar_add_menu(obj, toolbar, (UiToolbarMenuItem*)i);
+            break;
+        }
+        default: fprintf(stderr, "toolbar item type unimplemented: %d\n", (int)i->type);
+    }
+}
+
+void ui_toolbar_add_item(UiObject *obj, QToolBar *toolbar, UiToolbarItem *item) {
+    QAction *action = new QAction();
+    if(item->args.label) {
+        action->setText(item->args.label);
+    }
+    if(item->args.icon) {
+        action->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(item->args.icon));
+    }
+    toolbar->addAction(action);
+    
+    UiEventWrapper *event = new UiEventWrapper(obj, item->args.onclick, item->args.onclickdata);
+    action->connect(action, SIGNAL(triggered()), event, SLOT(slot()));
+    action->connect(action, SIGNAL(destroyed()), event, SLOT(destroy()));
+}
+
+static void toolbar_togglebutton_event(UiEvent *event, UiEventWrapper *wrapper) {
+    QAction *action = (QAction*)wrapper->customdata1;
+    event->intval = action->isChecked();
+    if(wrapper->var) {
+        event->eventdata = wrapper->var->value;
+        event->eventdatatype = UI_EVENT_DATA_INTEGER_VALUE;
+    }
+}
+
+void ui_toolbar_add_toggleitem(UiObject *obj, QToolBar *toolbar, UiToolbarToggleItem *item) {
+    QAction *action = new QAction();
+    action->setCheckable(true);
+    if(item->args.label) {
+        action->setText(item->args.label);
+    }
+    if(item->args.icon) {
+        action->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(item->args.icon));
+    }
+    toolbar->addAction(action);
+    
+    UiVar* var = uic_widget_var(obj->ctx, obj->ctx, nullptr, item->args.varname, UI_VAR_INTEGER);
+    UiEventWrapper *event = new UiEventWrapper(obj, item->args.onchange, item->args.onchangedata);
+    event->var = var;
+    event->customdata1 = action;
+    event->prepare_event = toolbar_togglebutton_event;
+    action->connect(action, SIGNAL(triggered()), event, SLOT(slot()));
+    action->connect(action, SIGNAL(destroyed()), event, SLOT(destroy()));
+}
+
+void ui_toolbar_add_menu(UiObject *obj, QToolBar *toolbar, UiToolbarMenuItem *item) {
+    
+}