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diff --git a/smartwindow/postReady.go b/smartwindow/postReady.go
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+// This creates a 'smart window'
+// it should work even when it is hidden
+// from the gui toolkit plugins
+package smartwindow
+
+import 	(
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+	"go.wit.com/gui/gui"
+)
+
+/*
+	all these functions run after the window is Ready()
+	so they should all start with that check
+*/
+
+// reports externally if something has changed
+// since the last time it was asked about it
+func (sw *SmartWindow) Changed() bool {
+	if ! sw.Ready() {return false}
+
+	if sw.changed {
+		sw.changed = false
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (sw *SmartWindow) Show() {
+	if ! sw.Ready() {return}
+
+	log.Log(WARN, "Show() window ready =", sw.ready)
+	sw.window.Show()
+	sw.hidden = false
+}
+
+func (sw *SmartWindow) Hide() {
+	if ! sw.Ready() {return}
+
+	log.Log(WARN, "Hide() window ready =", sw.ready)
+	sw.window.Hide()
+	sw.hidden = true
+}
+
+func (sw *SmartWindow) Toggle() {
+	if ! sw.Ready() {return}
+
+	log.Log(WARN, "Toggle() window ready =", sw.ready)
+	if sw.hidden {
+		sw.Show()
+	} else {
+		sw.Hide()
+	}
+}
+
+func (sw *SmartWindow) Box() *gui.Node {
+	if ! sw.Ready() {return nil}
+
+	return sw.window.Box()
+}