diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/InputRoll.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/InputRoll.cs
index 0d194aec08..0cb4669dda 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/InputRoll.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/TAStudio/InputRoll.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Drawing;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
@@ -13,5 +15,181 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			SetStyle(ControlStyles.OptimizedDoubleBuffer, true);
 			SetStyle(ControlStyles.AllPaintingInWmPaint, true);
 		}
+
+		#region Properties
+
+		// TODO: remove this, it is put here for more convenient replacing of a virtuallistview in tools with the need to refactor code
+		public bool VirtualMode { get; set; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets or sets whether the control is horizontal or vertical
+		/// </summary>
+		[Category("Behavior")]
+		public bool HorizontalOrientation { get; set; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets or sets the sets the virtual number of items to be displayed.
+		/// </summary>
+		[Category("Behavior")]
+		public int ItemCount { get; set; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets or sets the sets the columns can be resized
+		/// </summary>
+		[Category("Behavior")]
+		public bool AllowColumnResize { get; set; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Gets or sets the sets the columns can be reordered
+		/// </summary>
+		[Category("Behavior")]
+		public bool AllowColumnReorder { get; set; }
+
+		// TODO: don't expose to the designer
+		public RollColumns Columns { get; set; }
+
+		#endregion
+
+		#region Event Handlers
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Retrieve the background color for a Listview cell (item and subitem).
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="item">Listview item (row).</param>
+		/// <param name="subItem">Listview subitem (column).</param>
+		/// <param name="color">Background color to use</param>
+		public delegate void QueryItemBkColorHandler(int item, int subItem, ref Color color);
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Retrieve the text for a Listview cell (item and subitem).
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="item">Listview item (row).</param>
+		/// <param name="subItem">Listview subitem (column).</param>
+		/// <param name="text">Text to display.</param>
+		public delegate void QueryItemTextHandler(int item, int subItem, out string text);
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Fire the QueryItemBkColor event which requests the background color for the passed Listview cell
+		/// </summary>
+		[Category("Virtual")] // TODO: can I make these up?
+		public event QueryItemBkColorHandler QueryItemBkColor;
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Fire the QueryItemText event which requests the text for the passed Listview cell.
+		/// </summary>
+		[Category("Virtual")]
+		public event QueryItemTextHandler QueryItemText;
+
+		#endregion
+
+		#region Public Methods
+
+		public string UserSettingsSerialized()
+		{
+			return string.Empty; // TODO
+		}
+
+		#endregion
+
+		#region Paint
+
+		protected override void OnPaintBackground(PaintEventArgs pevent)
+		{
+			base.OnPaintBackground(pevent);
+		}
+
+		protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
+		{
+			base.OnPaint(e);
+		}
+
+		#endregion
+
+		#region Mouse and Key Events
+
+		protected override void OnKeyDown(KeyEventArgs e)
+		{
+			if (e.Control && !e.Alt && !e.Shift && e.KeyCode == Keys.R) // Ctrl + R
+			{
+				HorizontalOrientation ^= true;
+			}
+
+			base.OnKeyDown(e);
+		}
+
+		#endregion
+
+		#region Helpers
+
+		private bool NeedToUpdateColumn()
+		{
+			return true;// TODO
+		}
+
+		private bool NeedToUpdateText()
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		private bool NeedToUpdateBg()
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		private bool NeedToUpdateScrollbar()
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		private int TextHeight
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				return 13; // TODO
+			}
+		}
+
+		private int TextWidth
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				return 15; // TODO
+			}
+		}
+
+		private bool NeedsScrollbar
+		{
+			get
+			{
+				if (HorizontalOrientation)
+				{
+					return Width / TextWidth > ItemCount;
+				}
+
+				return Height / TextHeight > ItemCount;
+			}
+		}
+
+		#endregion
+	}
+
+	public class RollColumns : List<RollColumn>
+	{
+		public void Add(string name, string text, int width)
+		{
+			Add(new RollColumn
+			{
+				Name = name,
+				Text = text,
+				Width = width
+			});
+		}
+	}
+
+	public class RollColumn
+	{
+		public int Width { get; set; }
+		public string Name { get; set; }
+		public string Text { get; set; }
 	}
 }