diff --git a/src/add-ons/translators/bmptranslator/BMPMain.cpp b/src/add-ons/translators/bmptranslator/BMPMain.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01141ddaf4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/add-ons/translators/bmptranslator/BMPMain.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// BMPMain.cpp
+
+#include <Application.h>
+#include <Screen.h>
+#include <Alert.h>
+#include "BMPTranslator.h"
+#include "BMPWindow.h"
+#include "BMPView.h"
+
+int main()
+{
+	BApplication app("application/x-vnd.obos-bmp-translator");
+	BMPTranslator *ptranslator = new BMPTranslator;
+	BView *v = NULL;
+	BRect r(0,0,200,100);
+	if (ptranslator->MakeConfigurationView(NULL, &v, &r)) {
+		BAlert *err = new BAlert("Error", "Something is wrong with the BMPTranslator!", "OK");
+		err->Go();
+		return 1;
+	}
+	ptranslator->Release();
+		// release the translator even though I never really used it anyway
+	BMPWindow *w = new BMPWindow(r);
+	v->ResizeTo(r.Width(), r.Height());
+	w->AddChild(v);
+	BPoint o = B_ORIGIN;
+	{
+		BScreen scrn;
+		BRect f = scrn.Frame();
+		f.InsetBy(10,23);
+		/* if not in a good place, start where the cursor is */
+		if (!f.Contains(o)) {
+			uint32 i;
+			v->GetMouse(&o, &i, false);
+			o.x -= r.Width()/2;
+			o.y -= r.Height()/2;
+			/* clamp location to screen */
+			if (o.x < f.left) o.x = f.left;
+			if (o.y < f.top) o.y = f.top;
+			if (o.x > f.right) o.x = f.right;
+			if (o.y > f.bottom) o.y = f.bottom;
+		}
+	}
+	w->MoveTo(o);
+	w->Show();
+	app.Run();
+
+	return 0;
+}
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diff --git a/src/add-ons/translators/bmptranslator/BMPView.cpp b/src/add-ons/translators/bmptranslator/BMPView.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ebee69935d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/add-ons/translators/bmptranslator/BMPView.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// BMPView.cpp
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "BMPView.h"
+#include "BMPTranslator.h"
+
+BMPView::BMPView(const BRect &frame, const char *name, uint32 resize, uint32 flags) :
+	BView(frame, name, resize, flags)
+{
+	SetViewColor(220,220,220,0);
+}
+			
+BMPView::~BMPView()
+{
+}
+
+void BMPView::Draw(BRect area)
+{
+	SetFont(be_bold_font);
+	font_height fh;
+	GetFontHeight(&fh);
+	char str[100];
+	sprintf(str, "BMPTranslator %.2f", (float) BMP_TRANSLATOR_VERSION / 100.0);
+	DrawString(str, BPoint(fh.descent + 1, fh.ascent + fh.descent * 2 + fh.leading));
+}
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diff --git a/src/add-ons/translators/bmptranslator/BMPView.h b/src/add-ons/translators/bmptranslator/BMPView.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c03bfea1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/add-ons/translators/bmptranslator/BMPView.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// BMPView.h
+
+#ifndef BMPVIEW_H
+#define BMPVIEW_H
+
+#include <View.h>
+#include <MenuField.h>
+#include <MenuItem.h>
+
+class BMPView : public BView
+{
+public:
+	BMPView(const BRect &frame, const char *name, uint32 resize, uint32 flags);
+	~BMPView();
+
+	virtual	void Draw(BRect area);
+
+private:
+	void SelectColorSpace(color_space space);
+};
+
+#endif // #ifndef BMPVIEW_H
diff --git a/src/add-ons/translators/bmptranslator/BMPWindow.cpp b/src/add-ons/translators/bmptranslator/BMPWindow.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..69320fcbbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/add-ons/translators/bmptranslator/BMPWindow.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// BMPWindow.cpp
+
+#include "BMPWindow.h"
+
+BMPWindow::BMPWindow(BRect area) :
+	BWindow(area, "BMPTranslator", B_TITLED_WINDOW, B_NOT_RESIZABLE | B_NOT_ZOOMABLE)
+{
+}
+
+BMPWindow::~BMPWindow()
+{
+	be_app->PostMessage(B_QUIT_REQUESTED);
+}
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diff --git a/src/add-ons/translators/bmptranslator/BMPWindow.h b/src/add-ons/translators/bmptranslator/BMPWindow.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8bd09ca9a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/add-ons/translators/bmptranslator/BMPWindow.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// BMPWindow.h
+
+#ifndef BMPWINDOW_H
+#define BMPWINDOW_H
+
+#include <Application.h>
+#include <Window.h>
+#include <View.h>
+
+class BMPWindow : public BWindow {
+public:
+	BMPWindow(BRect area);
+	~BMPWindow();
+};
+
+#endif
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