diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.cpp
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index 000000000..9c32ed47d
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+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.cpp
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+#include "messagebox.hpp"
+//#include "window_manager.hpp"
+
+using namespace MWGui;
+
+void MessageBoxManager::createMessageBox (const std::string& message)
+{
+    std::cout << "create non-interactive message box" << std::endl;
+}
+
+void MessageBoxManager::createInteractiveMessageBox (const std::string& message, const std::vector<std::string>& buttons)
+{
+    std::cout << "create interactive message box" << std::endl;
+    std::copy (buttons.begin(), buttons.end(), std::ostream_iterator<std::string> (std::cout, ", "));
+}
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.hpp
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index 000000000..0e6f0e45f
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+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/messagebox.hpp
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+#ifndef MWGUI_MESSAGE_BOX_H
+#define MWGUI_MESSAGE_BOX_H
+
+#include "window_base.hpp"
+
+namespace MWGui
+{
+    class WindowManager;
+}
+
+namespace MWGui
+{
+    using namespace MyGUI;
+
+    class WindowManager;
+
+    class MessageBoxManager
+    {
+        public:
+            void createMessageBox (const std::string& message);
+            void createInteractiveMessageBox (const std::string& message, const std::vector<std::string>& buttons);
+    };
+}
+
+#endif