diff --git a/modules/.sidepanel.lua.swp b/modules/.sidepanel.lua.swp
deleted file mode 100644
index 308e029..0000000
Binary files a/modules/.sidepanel.lua.swp and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/modules/sidepanel.lua b/modules/sidepanel.lua
index d02327c..41be3c0 100644
--- a/modules/sidepanel.lua
+++ b/modules/sidepanel.lua
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ local timer = require("gears.timer")
 local beautiful = require('beautiful')
 local dpi = beautiful.xresources.apply_dpi
 
+local thumbnail = require('modules.thumbnail')
+
 screen.connect_signal("request::desktop_decoration", function(s)
 
     local dock = wibox({
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ screen.connect_signal("request::desktop_decoration", function(s)
         stretch = false,
         width = dpi(64),
         height = s.workarea.height,
-        visible = false,
+        visible = true,
         y = 48
     })
     s.mytasklist = awful.widget.tasklist {
diff --git a/modules/thumbnail.lua b/modules/thumbnail.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35379d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/thumbnail.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+local wibox = require("wibox")
+local surface = require("gears.surface")
+local shape = require("gears.shape")
+
+local module = {}
+
+local function fit(self, context, width, height)
+    local size = math.min(width, height)
+    return size, size
+end
+
+local function set_client(self, c)
+    ret._private.client[1] = c
+    self:emit_signal("widget::redraw_needed")
+end
+
+local function draw(self, content, cr, width, height)
+    local c = self._private.client[1]
+    local s, geo = surface(c.content), c:geometry()
+    local scale = math.min(width/geo.width, height/geo.height)
+    local w, h = geo.width*scale, geo.height*scale
+    local dx, dy = (width-w)/2, (height-h)/2
+    cr:translate(dx, dy)
+    shape.rounded_rect(cr, w, h)
+    cr:clip()
+    cr:scale(scale, scale)
+    cr:set_source_surface(s)
+    cr:paint()
+end
+
+local function new(c)
+    local ret = wibox.widget.base.make_widget(nil, nil, {
+        enable_properties = true,
+    })
+
+    rawset(ret, "fit"       , fit       )
+    rawset(ret, "draw"      , draw      )
+    rawset(ret, "set_client", set_client)
+    ret._private.client = setmetatable({c}, {__mode="v"})
+    return ret
+end
+
+return setmetatable(module, {__call=function(_,...) return new(...) end})
diff --git a/rc.lua b/rc.lua
index 6c5b145..7736cb3 100644
--- a/rc.lua
+++ b/rc.lua
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ require('modules.client')
 require('modules.titlebar')
 require('modules.panel')
 require('modules.sidepanel')
-require('modules.appdrawer')
+-- require('modules.appdrawer')
 
 require('bindings.keys')
 -- BELOW NEEDS CLEANUP --
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ myawesomemenu = {
 }
 
 mymainmenu = awful.menu({ items = { { "awesome", myawesomemenu, beautiful.awesome_icon },
-                                    { "open terminal", terminal }
+                                    { "open terminal", terminal },
+                                    { "firefox", "firefox" },
+                                    { "files", "nautilus" }
                                   }
                         })