diff --git a/gui.rkt b/gui.rkt
index 3530e12..49df656 100644
--- a/gui.rkt
+++ b/gui.rkt
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
          "utils.rkt"
          "music-library.rkt"
          "translate.rkt"
+         "playlist.rkt"
+         "player.rkt"
          )
 
 (provide
@@ -35,9 +37,12 @@
 
     (define el-seeker #f)
     (define el-library #f)
+    (define el-playlist #f)
     
     (define music-library (send settings get 'music-library (find-system-path 'home-dir)))
     (define current-music-path #f)
+    (define playlist #f)
+    (define player (new player%))
     
     (define inner-html-handlers (make-hash))
 
@@ -64,6 +69,11 @@
       (send this update-library)
       )
 
+
+    (define/public (update-playlist)
+      (displayln "Updating playlist")
+      )
+
     (define/public (update-library)
       (when (eq? current-music-path #f)
         (set! current-music-path music-library))
@@ -151,7 +161,13 @@
       )
 
     (define/public (play-path path)
-      (displayln (format "Playing ~a" path)))
+      (displayln (format "Playing ~a" path))
+      (set! playlist (new playlist% [start-map path]))
+      (send playlist read-tracks)
+      (displayln (format "number of tracks: ~a" (send playlist length)))
+      (send this update-playlist)
+      (send player play playlist)
+      )
 
     (define/public (open-booklet path)
       (displayln (format "Open booklet ~a" path)))
diff --git a/gui/rktplayer.html b/gui/rktplayer.html
index 5270f53..dcb4544 100644
--- a/gui/rktplayer.html
+++ b/gui/rktplayer.html
@@ -18,9 +18,15 @@
                         el.style.display = 'none';
                     }
                     if (menu.id !== null) {
-                        console.log("Sending clear trigger for menu clearance : " + menu.id);
-                        let obj = { evt: 'menu-item-choosen', item: menu.id };
-                        window._web_wire_put_evt(obj);
+                        // Delay this trigger, because one could have choosen a menu item and we want this
+                        // to be triggered before the clear command is send.
+                        // But if no menu item has been selected, the clear command should
+                        // eventually be send.
+                        setTimeout(function () {
+                            console.log("Sending clear trigger for menu clearance : " + menu.id);
+                            let obj = { evt: 'menu-item-choosen', item: menu.id };
+                            window._web_wire_put_evt(obj);
+                        }, 250);
                     }
                 } else {
                     // hide all submenus
@@ -31,7 +37,6 @@
                 console.log("Triggering menu item : " + id);
                 let obj = { evt: 'menu-item-choosen', item: id };
                 window._web_wire_put_evt(obj);
-                //clearPopupMenu();
             };
             let showSubMenu = function(menu_el, item_el, el, parent_type) {
                 if (parent_type == 'menu') {
diff --git a/player.rkt b/player.rkt
index 6f1f7b4..0fd776a 100644
--- a/player.rkt
+++ b/player.rkt
@@ -1 +1,16 @@
 #lang racket
+
+(require racket/class)
+
+(provide player%)
+
+(define player%
+  (class object%
+
+    (define/public (play playlist)
+      (displayln "playing playlist")
+      )
+
+    (super-new)
+    )
+  )
diff --git a/playlist.rkt b/playlist.rkt
index 6f1f7b4..c9369ac 100644
--- a/playlist.rkt
+++ b/playlist.rkt
@@ -1 +1,110 @@
 #lang racket
+
+(require racket/class
+         "music-library.rkt"
+         racket-sound
+         )
+
+(provide track%
+         playlist%
+         )
+
+(define the-displayln displayln)
+
+(define track%
+  (class object%
+    (init-field
+     [file #f]
+     [title ""]
+     [artist ""]
+     [album ""]
+     [length 0]
+     [number 0]
+     )
+
+    (define/public (displayln)
+      (the-displayln (format "~a - ~a - ~a - ~a"
+                             number
+                             title
+                             album
+                             length)))
+
+    (super-new)
+    (begin
+      (unless (eq? file #f)
+        (let ((tags (id3-tags (format "~a" file))))
+          (set! title (tags-title tags))
+          (set! artist (tags-artist tags))
+          (set! album (tags-album tags))
+          (set! number (tags-track tags))
+          (set! length (tags-length tags))
+          )
+        )
+      )
+    ))
+
+(define list-len length)
+
+(define playlist%
+  (class object%
+    (init-field
+     [start-map #f]
+     [max-tracks 100]
+     )
+    
+    (define tracks '())
+
+    (define (can-add? file)
+      (and (<= (list-len tracks) max-tracks)
+           (is-music-file? file)))
+
+    (define (add-track file)
+      (let  ((track (new track% [file file])))
+        (set! tracks (append tracks (list track)))))
+
+    (define (read-tracks-internal dir)
+      ;(displayln (format "dir = ~a" dir))
+      (if (> (list-len tracks) max-tracks)
+          'done
+          (if (file-exists? dir)
+              (when (can-add? dir)
+                (add-track dir))
+              (if (directory-exists? dir)
+                  (let ((content (directory-list dir)))
+                    (for-each (λ (entry)
+                                (let ((p (build-path dir entry)))
+                                  (if (directory-exists? p)
+                                      (read-tracks-internal p)
+                                      (when (and (file-exists? p) (can-add? p))
+                                        (add-track p)))))
+                              content))
+                  'no-file-or-dir
+                  )
+              )
+          )
+      )
+
+    (define/public (read-tracks)
+      (set! tracks '())
+      (read-tracks-internal start-map)
+      )
+
+    (define/public (length)
+      (list-len tracks))
+
+    (define/public (track i)
+      (list-ref tracks i))
+
+    (define/public (display-tracks)
+      (for-each (λ (track)
+                  (send track displayln))
+                tracks))
+
+    (super-new)
+    (begin
+      (when (eq? start-map #f)
+        (error "Initialize playlist% with a starting map"))
+      )
+    )
+  )
+    
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