setup building without plugins on windowsv0.5.1

notes from github remote
keep removing os.Exit()
rename from andlabs2 back to andlabs
rename files for windows andlabs/ui
gocui always sets STDOUT a file in /tmp/

Signed-off-by: Jeff Carr <[email protected]>

48 files changed, 688 insertions, 673 deletions

diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs2/box.go b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/box.go
index bb9945e..29a8331 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs2/box.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/box.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package main
+package toolkit
 
 import "log"
 
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ import "github.com/andlabs/ui"
 import _ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
 
 // create a new box
-func (t *andlabsT) GetBox() *ui.Box {
+func (t *Toolkit) GetBox() *ui.Box {
 	return t.uiBox
 }
 
 // create a new box
-func (t *andlabsT) NewBox() *andlabsT {
+func (t *Toolkit) NewBox() *Toolkit {
 	if (DebugToolkit) {
 		log.Println("gui.Toolbox.NewBox() START create default")
 	}
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func (t *andlabsT) NewBox() *andlabsT {
 		if (DebugToolkit) {
 			log.Println("\tgui.Toolbox.NewBox() is a Group")
 		}
-		var newTK andlabsT
+		var newTK Toolkit
 
 		vbox := ui.NewVerticalBox()
 		vbox.SetPadded(padded)
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func (t *andlabsT) NewBox() *andlabsT {
 		if (DebugToolkit) {
 			log.Println("\tgui.Toolbox.NewBox() is a Box")
 		}
-		var newTK andlabsT
+		var newTK Toolkit
 
 		vbox := ui.NewVerticalBox()
 		vbox.SetPadded(padded)
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (t *andlabsT) NewBox() *andlabsT {
 		if (DebugToolkit) {
 			log.Println("\tgui.Toolbox.NewBox() is a Window")
 		}
-		var newT andlabsT
+		var newT Toolkit
 
 		vbox := ui.NewVerticalBox()
 		vbox.SetPadded(padded)
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs-direct/button.go b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/button.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0b7d97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/button.go
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package toolkit
+
+import "log"
+// import "os"
+
+import "github.com/andlabs/ui"
+import _ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
+
+// make new Group here
+func (t Toolkit) NewButton(name string) *Toolkit {
+	var newt Toolkit
+	var b *ui.Button
+
+	if t.broken() {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if (DebugToolkit) {
+		log.Println("gui.Toolbox.NewButton() create", name)
+	}
+	b = ui.NewButton(name)
+	newt.uiButton = b
+
+	b.OnClicked(func(*ui.Button) {
+		log.Println("TODO: IN TOOLKIT GOROUTINE. SHOULD LEAVE HERE VIA channels. button name =", name)
+		t.Dump()
+		newt.Dump()
+		if (DebugToolkit) {
+			log.Println("wit/gui/toolkit NewButton() Should do something here")
+		}
+		if (newt.Custom == nil) {
+			if (DebugToolkit) {
+				log.Println("wit/gui/toolkit NewButton() toolkit.Custom == nil")
+			}
+		} else {
+			if (DebugToolkit) {
+				log.Println("wit/gui/toolkit NewButton() toolkit.Custom() START")
+			}
+			newt.Custom()
+			return
+			if (DebugToolkit) {
+				log.Println("wit/gui/toolkit NewButton() toolkit.Custom() END")
+			}
+		}
+		if (t.Custom == nil) {
+			if (DebugToolkit) {
+				log.Println("wit/gui/toolkit NewButton() parent toolkit.Custom == nil")
+			}
+		} else {
+			if (DebugToolkit) {
+				log.Println("wit/gui/toolkit NewButton() running parent toolkit.Custom() START (IS THIS A BAD IDEA?)")
+			}
+			t.Custom()
+			return
+			if (DebugToolkit) {
+				log.Println("wit/gui/toolkit NewButton() running parent toolkit.Custom() END   (IS THIS A BAD IDEA?)")
+			}
+		}
+		log.Println("TODO: LEFT TOOLKIT GOROUTINE WITH NOTHING TO DO button name =", name)
+	})
+
+	if (DebugToolkit) {
+		log.Println("gui.Toolbox.NewButton() about to append to Box parent t:", name)
+		t.Dump()
+		log.Println("gui.Toolbox.NewButton() about to append to Box new t:", name)
+		newt.Dump()
+	}
+	if (t.uiBox != nil) {
+		t.uiBox.Append(b, stretchy)
+	} else if (t.uiWindow != nil) {
+		t.uiWindow.SetChild(b)
+	} else {
+		log.Println("ERROR: wit/gui andlabs couldn't place this button in a box or a window")
+		log.Println("ERROR: wit/gui andlabs couldn't place this button in a box or a window")
+		return &t
+	}
+
+	return &newt
+}
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs2/checkbox.go b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/checkbox.go
index b4b1524..b3b3121 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs2/checkbox.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/checkbox.go
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-package main
+package toolkit
 
 import "log"
 
 import "github.com/andlabs/ui"
 import _ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
 
-func (t andlabsT) NewCheckbox(name string) *andlabsT {
+func (t Toolkit) NewCheckbox(name string) *Toolkit {
 	log.Println("gui.Toolkit.NewCheckbox()", name)
-	var newt andlabsT
+	var newt Toolkit
 
 	if t.broken() {
 		return nil
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (t andlabsT) NewCheckbox(name string) *andlabsT {
 	return &newt
 }
 
-func (t andlabsT) Checked() bool {
+func (t Toolkit) Checked() bool {
 	if t.broken() {
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs2/common.go b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/common.go
index fc6cbe8..451f9d6 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs2/common.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/common.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package main
+package toolkit
 
 import "log"
 
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ func init() {
 	setDefaultBehavior(true)
 }
 
-func (t andlabsT) commonChange(widget string) {
+func (t Toolkit) commonChange(widget string) {
 	s := t.String()
 	if (DebugToolkit) {
 		log.Println("gui.Toolkit.ui.OnChanged() =", s)
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (t andlabsT) commonChange(widget string) {
 
 // does some sanity checks on the internal structs of the binary tree
 // TODO: probably this should not panic unless it's running in devel mode (?)
-func (t *andlabsT) broken() bool {
+func (t *Toolkit) broken() bool {
 	if (t.uiBox == nil) {
 		if (t.uiWindow != nil) {
 			if (DebugToolkit) {
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs2/demo.go b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/demo.go
index 0781f88..7ba1822 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs2/demo.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/demo.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package main
+package toolkit
 
 import "log"
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func BlankWindow(w *ui.Window) *ui.Box {
 	return hbox
 }
 
-func (t *andlabsT) DemoNumbersPage() {
+func (t *Toolkit) DemoNumbersPage() {
 	var w *ui.Window
 
 	log.Println("Starting wit/gui toolkit andlabs/ui DemoNumbersPage()")
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs-direct/dropdown.go b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/dropdown.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca09a99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/dropdown.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package toolkit
+
+import "log"
+import "os"
+// import "time"
+
+import "github.com/andlabs/ui"
+import _ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
+
+func (t *Toolkit) NewDropdown(title string) *Toolkit {
+	// make new node here
+	if (DebugToolkit) {
+		log.Println("gui.Toolbox.NewDropdownCombobox()", title)
+	}
+	var newt Toolkit
+
+	if t.broken() {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	s := ui.NewCombobox()
+	newt.uiCombobox = s
+	newt.uiBox = t.uiBox
+	t.uiBox.Append(s, stretchy)
+
+	// initialize the index
+	newt.c = 0
+	newt.val = make(map[int]string)
+
+	s.OnSelected(func(spin *ui.Combobox) {
+		i := spin.Selected()
+		if (newt.val == nil) {
+			log.Println("make map didn't work")
+			os.Exit(0)
+		}
+		newt.text = newt.val[i]
+		newt.commonChange("Dropdown")
+	})
+
+	return &newt
+}
+
+func (t *Toolkit) AddDropdown(title string) {
+	t.uiCombobox.Append(title)
+	if (t.val == nil) {
+		log.Println("make map didn't work")
+		return
+	}
+	t.val[t.c] = title
+	t.c = t.c + 1
+}
+
+func (t Toolkit) SetDropdown(i int) {
+	t.uiCombobox.SetSelected(i)
+}
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs2/group.go b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/group.go
index 39f740b..5b315a4 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs2/group.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/group.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package main
+package toolkit
 
 import "log"
 import "os"
@@ -6,23 +6,9 @@ import "os"
 import "github.com/andlabs/ui"
 import _ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
 
-import "git.wit.org/wit/gui/toolkit"
-
-func NewGroup(parentW *toolkit.Widget, w *toolkit.Widget) {
-	log.Println("gui.andlabs.NewGroup()", w.Name)
-
-	t := mapToolkits[parentW]
-	if (t == nil) {
-		log.Println("go.andlabs.NewGroup() toolkit struct == nil. name=", parentW.Name, w.Name)
-		listMap()
-	}
-	newt := t.NewGroup(w.Name)
-	mapWidgetsToolkits(w, newt)
-}
-
 // make new Group here
-func (t andlabsT) NewGroup(title string) *andlabsT {
-	var newt andlabsT
+func (t Toolkit) NewGroup(title string) *Toolkit {
+	var newt Toolkit
 
 	if (DebugToolkit) {
 		log.Println("gui.Toolbox.NewGroup() create", title)
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs-direct/label.go b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/label.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2819ff1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/label.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package toolkit
+
+import "log"
+
+import "github.com/andlabs/ui"
+import _ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
+
+func (t *Toolkit) NewLabel(name string) *Toolkit {
+	// make new node here
+	log.Println("gui.Toolbox.NewLabel", name)
+
+	if t.broken() {
+		return nil
+	}
+	var newt Toolkit
+	newt.uiLabel = ui.NewLabel(name)
+	newt.uiBox = t.uiBox
+	t.uiBox.Append(newt.uiLabel, false)
+
+	return &newt
+}
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs-direct/main.go b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da639fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package toolkit
+
+import (
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/andlabs/ui"
+	// the _ means we only need this for the init()
+	_ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
+)
+
+func Main(f func()) {
+	if (DebugToolkit) {
+		log.Println("Starting gui.Main() (using gtk via andlabs/ui)")
+	}
+	ui.Main(f)
+}
+
+// Other goroutines must use this to access the GUI
+//
+// You can not acess / process the GUI thread directly from
+// other goroutines. This is due to the nature of how
+// Linux, MacOS and Windows work (they all work differently. suprise. surprise.)
+//
+// For example: Queue(NewWindow())
+//
+func Queue(f func()) {
+	if (DebugToolkit) {
+		log.Println("Sending function to gui.Main() (using gtk via andlabs/ui)")
+	}
+	ui.QueueMain(f)
+}
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/old/area.go b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/old/area.go
index 7c42c6c..7c42c6c 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/old/area.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/old/area.go
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/old/color.go b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/old/color.go
index cf4a362..cf4a362 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/old/color.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/old/color.go
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/old/seperator.go b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/old/seperator.go
index ca152a8..ca152a8 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/old/seperator.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/old/seperator.go
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/old/structs.go b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/old/structs.go
index 4a16438..4a16438 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/old/structs.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/old/structs.go
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/old/table.go b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/old/table.go
index 92ae871..92ae871 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/old/table.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/old/table.go
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/old/tableCallbacks.go b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/old/tableCallbacks.go
index 6eefd8d..6eefd8d 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/old/tableCallbacks.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/old/tableCallbacks.go
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs-direct/slider.go b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/slider.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad801f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/slider.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package toolkit
+
+import "log"
+import "os"
+
+import "github.com/andlabs/ui"
+import _ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
+
+func (t Toolkit) NewSlider(title string, x int, y int) *Toolkit {
+	// make new node here
+	log.Println("gui.Toolkit.NewSpinbox()", x, y)
+	var newt Toolkit
+
+	if (t.uiBox == nil) {
+		log.Println("gui.ToolkitNode.NewGroup() node.UiBox == nil. I can't add a range UI element without a place to put it")
+		log.Println("probably could just make a box here?")
+		os.Exit(0)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	s := ui.NewSlider(x, y)
+	newt.uiSlider = s
+	newt.uiBox = t.uiBox
+	t.uiBox.Append(s, stretchy)
+
+	s.OnChanged(func(spin *ui.Slider) {
+		newt.commonChange("Slider")
+	})
+
+	return &newt
+}
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs2/spinner.go b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/spinner.go
index 6505b48..885192c 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs2/spinner.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/spinner.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package main
+package toolkit
 
 import "log"
 import "os"
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import "os"
 import "github.com/andlabs/ui"
 import _ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
 
-func (t andlabsT) NewSpinner(title string, x int, y int) *andlabsT {
+func (t Toolkit) NewSpinner(title string, x int, y int) *Toolkit {
 	// make new node here
 	log.Println("gui.Toolkit.NewSpinner()", x, y)
-	var newt andlabsT
+	var newt Toolkit
 
 	if (t.uiBox == nil) {
 		log.Println("gui.ToolkitNode.NewSpinner() node.UiBox == nil. I can't add a range UI element without a place to put it")
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs2/structs.go b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/structs.go
index 2f3fa72..9bba671 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs2/structs.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/structs.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package main
+package toolkit
 
 import "log"
 
@@ -47,15 +47,15 @@ func GetDebugToolkit () bool {
 }
 
 // stores the raw toolkit internals
-type andlabsT struct {
+type Toolkit struct {
 	id     string
 
 	Name   string
 	Width  int
 	Height int
 
-	OnChanged func(*andlabsT)
-	OnExit    func(*andlabsT)
+	OnChanged func(*Toolkit)
+	OnExit    func(*Toolkit)
 
 	Custom  func()
 
@@ -84,18 +84,18 @@ type andlabsT struct {
 	text   string
 }
 
-func (t *andlabsT) String() string {
+func (t *Toolkit) String() string {
 	return t.GetText()
 }
 
-func forceDump(t *andlabsT) {
+func forceDump(t *Toolkit) {
 	tmp := DebugToolkit
 	DebugToolkit = true
 	t.Dump()
 	DebugToolkit = tmp
 }
 
-func (t *andlabsT) GetText() string {
+func (t *Toolkit) GetText() string {
 	t.Dump()
 	if (DebugToolkit) {
 		log.Println("gui.Toolkit.Text() Enter")
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func (t *andlabsT) GetText() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-func (t *andlabsT) SetText(s string) bool {
+func (t *Toolkit) SetText(s string) bool {
 	if (DebugToolkit) {
 		log.Println("gui.Toolkit.Text() Enter")
 		scs := spew.ConfigState{MaxDepth: 1}
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func (t *andlabsT) SetText(s string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func sanity(t *andlabsT) bool {
+func sanity(t *Toolkit) bool {
 	if (DebugToolkit) {
 		log.Println("gui.Toolkit.Value() Enter")
 		scs := spew.ConfigState{MaxDepth: 1}
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func sanity(t *andlabsT) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (t *andlabsT) SetValue(i int) bool {
+func (t *Toolkit) SetValue(i int) bool {
 	log.Println("gui.Toolkit.SetValue() START")
 	if (sanity(t)) {
 		return false
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func (t *andlabsT) SetValue(i int) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (t *andlabsT) Value() int {
+func (t *Toolkit) Value() int {
 	if (DebugToolkit) {
 		log.Println("gui.Toolkit.Value() Enter")
 		scs := spew.ConfigState{MaxDepth: 1}
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func (t *andlabsT) Value() int {
 	return 0
 }
 
-func (t *andlabsT) Dump() {
+func (t *Toolkit) Dump() {
 	if ! DebugToolkit {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs2/tab.go b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/tab.go
index 0556fb9..c641fc0 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs2/tab.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/tab.go
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-package main
+package toolkit
 
 import (
 	"log"
 	"time"
 
-	"git.wit.org/wit/gui/toolkit"
-
 	"github.com/andlabs/ui"
 	_ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
+
 )
 
 /*
@@ -22,9 +21,9 @@ import (
 	once there is one. If you send a Window here, it will replace
 	any existing tabs rather than adding a new one
 */
-func (t *andlabsT) newTab(name string) *andlabsT {
+func (t *Toolkit) AddTab(name string) *Toolkit {
 	// var w *ui.Window
-	var newt *andlabsT
+	var newt *Toolkit
 
 	log.Println("gui.toolkit.AddTab() sleep 3")
 
@@ -69,8 +68,8 @@ func tabSetMargined(tab *ui.Tab) {
 	}
 }
 
-func newTab(w *ui.Window, name string) *andlabsT {
-	var t andlabsT
+func newTab(w *ui.Window, name string) *Toolkit {
+	var t Toolkit
 	if (DebugToolkit) {
 		log.Println("gui.toolkit.NewTab() ADD", name)
 	}
@@ -100,8 +99,8 @@ func newTab(w *ui.Window, name string) *andlabsT {
 	return &t
 }
 
-func (t *andlabsT) appendTab(name string) *andlabsT {
-	var newT andlabsT
+func (t *Toolkit) appendTab(name string) *Toolkit {
+	var newT Toolkit
 	if (DebugToolkit) {
 		log.Println("gui.toolkit.NewTab() ADD", name)
 	}
@@ -132,16 +131,3 @@ func (t *andlabsT) appendTab(name string) *andlabsT {
 	newT.uiBox = hbox
 	return &newT
 }
-
-func NewTab(parentW *toolkit.Widget, w *toolkit.Widget) {
-	var newt *andlabsT
-	log.Println("gui.andlabs.NewTab()", w.Name)
-
-	t := mapToolkits[parentW]
-	if (t == nil) {
-		log.Println("go.andlabs.NewTab() toolkit struct == nil. name=", parentW.Name, w.Name)
-		return
-	}
-	newt = t.newTab(w.Name)
-	mapWidgetsToolkits(w, newt)
-}
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs-direct/textbox.go b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/textbox.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44946b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/textbox.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package toolkit
+
+import "log"
+
+import "github.com/andlabs/ui"
+import _ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
+
+func (t Toolkit) NewTextbox(name string) *Toolkit {
+	if (DebugToolkit) {
+		log.Println("gui.Toolkit.NewTextbox()", name)
+	}
+	var newt Toolkit
+
+	if t.broken() {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	c := ui.NewNonWrappingMultilineEntry()
+	newt.uiMultilineEntry = c
+
+	newt.uiBox = t.uiBox
+	newt.Name = name
+	if (defaultBehavior) {
+		t.uiBox.Append(c, true)
+	} else {
+		t.uiBox.Append(c, stretchy)
+	}
+
+	c.OnChanged(func(spin *ui.MultilineEntry) {
+		newt.commonChange("Textbox")
+	})
+
+	return &newt
+}
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs-direct/window.go b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/window.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efbd672
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs-direct/window.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package toolkit
+
+import (
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/andlabs/ui"
+	_ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
+)
+
+func (t *Toolkit) MessageWindow(msg1 string, msg2 string) {
+	ui.MsgBox(t.uiWindow, msg1, msg2)
+}
+
+func (t *Toolkit) ErrorWindow(msg1 string, msg2 string) {
+	ui.MsgBoxError(t.uiWindow, msg1, msg2)
+}
+
+func NewWindow(title string, x int, y int) *Toolkit {
+	var t Toolkit
+	if (DebugToolkit) {
+		log.Println("toolkit NewWindow", title, x, y)
+	}
+	w := ui.NewWindow(title, x, y, menubar)
+	w.SetBorderless(canvas)
+	w.SetMargined(margin)
+	w.OnClosing(func(*ui.Window) bool {
+		if (DebugToolkit) {
+			log.Println("ui.Window().OnExit() SHOULD ATTEMPT CALLBACK here")
+			t.Dump()
+		}
+		if (t.OnExit != nil) {
+			if (DebugToolkit) {
+				log.Println("ui.Window().OnExit() ATTEMPTING toolkit.OnExit CALLBACK")
+			}
+			t.OnExit(&t)
+		}
+		if (t.Custom != nil) {
+			if (DebugToolkit) {
+				log.Println("ui.Window().Custom() ATTEMPTING toolkit.Custom CALLBACK")
+			}
+			t.Custom()
+		}
+		if (DebugToolkit) {
+			log.Println("ui.Window().OnExit() Toolkit.OnExit is nil")
+		}
+		return true
+	})
+	w.Show()
+	t.uiWindow = w
+	t.UiWindowBad = w // deprecate this as soon as possible
+	return &t
+}
+
+func (t *Toolkit) SetWindowTitle(title string) {
+	if (DebugToolkit) {
+		log.Println("toolkit NewWindow", t.Name, "title", title)
+	}
+	win := t.uiWindow
+	if (win != nil) {
+		win.SetTitle(title)
+	} else {
+		if (DebugToolkit) {
+			log.Println("Setting the window title", title)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/Makefile b/toolkit/andlabs/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b0502c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+all: plugin
+
+plugin:
+	GO111MODULE="off" go build -buildmode=plugin -o ../andlabs.so
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/box.go b/toolkit/andlabs/box.go
index 29a8331..bb9945e 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/box.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/box.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package toolkit
+package main
 
 import "log"
 
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ import "github.com/andlabs/ui"
 import _ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
 
 // create a new box
-func (t *Toolkit) GetBox() *ui.Box {
+func (t *andlabsT) GetBox() *ui.Box {
 	return t.uiBox
 }
 
 // create a new box
-func (t *Toolkit) NewBox() *Toolkit {
+func (t *andlabsT) NewBox() *andlabsT {
 	if (DebugToolkit) {
 		log.Println("gui.Toolbox.NewBox() START create default")
 	}
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func (t *Toolkit) NewBox() *Toolkit {
 		if (DebugToolkit) {
 			log.Println("\tgui.Toolbox.NewBox() is a Group")
 		}
-		var newTK Toolkit
+		var newTK andlabsT
 
 		vbox := ui.NewVerticalBox()
 		vbox.SetPadded(padded)
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func (t *Toolkit) NewBox() *Toolkit {
 		if (DebugToolkit) {
 			log.Println("\tgui.Toolbox.NewBox() is a Box")
 		}
-		var newTK Toolkit
+		var newTK andlabsT
 
 		vbox := ui.NewVerticalBox()
 		vbox.SetPadded(padded)
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (t *Toolkit) NewBox() *Toolkit {
 		if (DebugToolkit) {
 			log.Println("\tgui.Toolbox.NewBox() is a Window")
 		}
-		var newT Toolkit
+		var newT andlabsT
 
 		vbox := ui.NewVerticalBox()
 		vbox.SetPadded(padded)
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/button.go b/toolkit/andlabs/button.go
index e0b7d97..bd80683 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/button.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/button.go
@@ -1,68 +1,56 @@
-package toolkit
+package main
 
 import "log"
 // import "os"
 
+
 import "github.com/andlabs/ui"
 import _ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
 
-// make new Group here
-func (t Toolkit) NewButton(name string) *Toolkit {
-	var newt Toolkit
+import "git.wit.org/wit/gui/toolkit"
+func NewButton(parentW *toolkit.Widget, w *toolkit.Widget) {
+	var t, newt *andlabsT
 	var b *ui.Button
+	log.Println("gui.andlabs.NewButton()", w.Name)
 
-	if t.broken() {
-		return nil
+	t = mapToolkits[parentW]
+	if (t == nil) {
+		log.Println("go.andlabs.NewButton() toolkit struct == nil. name=", parentW.Name, w.Name)
+		return
 	}
 
-	if (DebugToolkit) {
-		log.Println("gui.Toolbox.NewButton() create", name)
+	if t.broken() {
+		return
 	}
-	b = ui.NewButton(name)
+	newt = new(andlabsT)
+
+	b = ui.NewButton(w.Name)
 	newt.uiButton = b
 
 	b.OnClicked(func(*ui.Button) {
-		log.Println("TODO: IN TOOLKIT GOROUTINE. SHOULD LEAVE HERE VIA channels. button name =", name)
-		t.Dump()
-		newt.Dump()
 		if (DebugToolkit) {
-			log.Println("wit/gui/toolkit NewButton() Should do something here")
+			log.Println("TODO: IN TOOLKIT GOROUTINE. SHOULD LEAVE HERE VIA channels. button name =", w.Name)
+			log.Println("FOUND WIDGET!", w)
 		}
-		if (newt.Custom == nil) {
-			if (DebugToolkit) {
-				log.Println("wit/gui/toolkit NewButton() toolkit.Custom == nil")
-			}
-		} else {
-			if (DebugToolkit) {
-				log.Println("wit/gui/toolkit NewButton() toolkit.Custom() START")
-			}
-			newt.Custom()
+		if (w.Custom != nil) {
+			w.Custom()
 			return
-			if (DebugToolkit) {
-				log.Println("wit/gui/toolkit NewButton() toolkit.Custom() END")
-			}
 		}
-		if (t.Custom == nil) {
-			if (DebugToolkit) {
-				log.Println("wit/gui/toolkit NewButton() parent toolkit.Custom == nil")
-			}
-		} else {
-			if (DebugToolkit) {
-				log.Println("wit/gui/toolkit NewButton() running parent toolkit.Custom() START (IS THIS A BAD IDEA?)")
-			}
-			t.Custom()
+		if (w.Event != nil) {
+			w.Event(w)
 			return
-			if (DebugToolkit) {
-				log.Println("wit/gui/toolkit NewButton() running parent toolkit.Custom() END   (IS THIS A BAD IDEA?)")
-			}
 		}
-		log.Println("TODO: LEFT TOOLKIT GOROUTINE WITH NOTHING TO DO button name =", name)
+		t.Dump()
+		newt.Dump()
+		if (DebugToolkit) {
+			log.Println("TODO: LEFT TOOLKIT GOROUTINE WITH NOTHING TO DO button name =", w.Name)
+		}
 	})
 
 	if (DebugToolkit) {
-		log.Println("gui.Toolbox.NewButton() about to append to Box parent t:", name)
+		log.Println("gui.Toolbox.NewButton() about to append to Box parent t:", w.Name)
 		t.Dump()
-		log.Println("gui.Toolbox.NewButton() about to append to Box new t:", name)
+		log.Println("gui.Toolbox.NewButton() about to append to Box new t:", w.Name)
 		newt.Dump()
 	}
 	if (t.uiBox != nil) {
@@ -72,8 +60,8 @@ func (t Toolkit) NewButton(name string) *Toolkit {
 	} else {
 		log.Println("ERROR: wit/gui andlabs couldn't place this button in a box or a window")
 		log.Println("ERROR: wit/gui andlabs couldn't place this button in a box or a window")
-		return &t
+		return
 	}
 
-	return &newt
+	mapWidgetsToolkits(w, newt)
 }
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/checkbox.go b/toolkit/andlabs/checkbox.go
index b3b3121..b4b1524 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/checkbox.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/checkbox.go
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-package toolkit
+package main
 
 import "log"
 
 import "github.com/andlabs/ui"
 import _ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
 
-func (t Toolkit) NewCheckbox(name string) *Toolkit {
+func (t andlabsT) NewCheckbox(name string) *andlabsT {
 	log.Println("gui.Toolkit.NewCheckbox()", name)
-	var newt Toolkit
+	var newt andlabsT
 
 	if t.broken() {
 		return nil
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (t Toolkit) NewCheckbox(name string) *Toolkit {
 	return &newt
 }
 
-func (t Toolkit) Checked() bool {
+func (t andlabsT) Checked() bool {
 	if t.broken() {
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/common.go b/toolkit/andlabs/common.go
index 451f9d6..fc6cbe8 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/common.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/common.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package toolkit
+package main
 
 import "log"
 
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ func init() {
 	setDefaultBehavior(true)
 }
 
-func (t Toolkit) commonChange(widget string) {
+func (t andlabsT) commonChange(widget string) {
 	s := t.String()
 	if (DebugToolkit) {
 		log.Println("gui.Toolkit.ui.OnChanged() =", s)
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (t Toolkit) commonChange(widget string) {
 
 // does some sanity checks on the internal structs of the binary tree
 // TODO: probably this should not panic unless it's running in devel mode (?)
-func (t *Toolkit) broken() bool {
+func (t *andlabsT) broken() bool {
 	if (t.uiBox == nil) {
 		if (t.uiWindow != nil) {
 			if (DebugToolkit) {
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/demo.go b/toolkit/andlabs/demo.go
index 7ba1822..0781f88 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/demo.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/demo.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package toolkit
+package main
 
 import "log"
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func BlankWindow(w *ui.Window) *ui.Box {
 	return hbox
 }
 
-func (t *Toolkit) DemoNumbersPage() {
+func (t *andlabsT) DemoNumbersPage() {
 	var w *ui.Window
 
 	log.Println("Starting wit/gui toolkit andlabs/ui DemoNumbersPage()")
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/dropdown.go b/toolkit/andlabs/dropdown.go
index ca09a99..1e1886a 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/dropdown.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/dropdown.go
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
-package toolkit
+package main
 
 import "log"
-import "os"
 // import "time"
 
 import "github.com/andlabs/ui"
 import _ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
 
-func (t *Toolkit) NewDropdown(title string) *Toolkit {
+import "git.wit.org/wit/gui/toolkit"
+
+func (t *andlabsT) NewDropdown(title string) *andlabsT {
 	// make new node here
 	if (DebugToolkit) {
 		log.Println("gui.Toolbox.NewDropdownCombobox()", title)
 	}
-	var newt Toolkit
+	var newt andlabsT
 
 	if t.broken() {
 		return nil
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ func (t *Toolkit) NewDropdown(title string) *Toolkit {
 		i := spin.Selected()
 		if (newt.val == nil) {
 			log.Println("make map didn't work")
-			os.Exit(0)
+			newt.text = "error"
 		}
 		newt.text = newt.val[i]
 		newt.commonChange("Dropdown")
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ func (t *Toolkit) NewDropdown(title string) *Toolkit {
 	return &newt
 }
 
-func (t *Toolkit) AddDropdown(title string) {
+func (t *andlabsT) AddDropdownName(title string) {
 	t.uiCombobox.Append(title)
 	if (t.val == nil) {
 		log.Println("make map didn't work")
@@ -50,6 +51,40 @@ func (t *Toolkit) AddDropdown(title string) {
 	t.c = t.c + 1
 }
 
-func (t Toolkit) SetDropdown(i int) {
+func (t andlabsT) SetDropdown(i int) {
 	t.uiCombobox.SetSelected(i)
 }
+
+func NewDropdown(parentW *toolkit.Widget, w *toolkit.Widget) {
+	log.Println("gui.andlabs.NewDropdown()", w.Name)
+
+	t := mapToolkits[parentW]
+	if (t == nil) {
+		log.Println("go.andlabs.NewDropdown() toolkit struct == nil. name=", parentW.Name, w.Name)
+		listMap()
+	}
+	newt := t.NewDropdown(w.Name)
+	mapWidgetsToolkits(w, newt)
+}
+
+func AddDropdownName(w *toolkit.Widget, s string) {
+	log.Println("gui.andlabs.AddDropdownName()", w.Name, "add:", s)
+
+	t := mapToolkits[w]
+	if (t == nil) {
+		log.Println("go.andlabs.AddDropdownName() toolkit struct == nil. name=", w.Name, s)
+		listMap()
+	}
+	t.AddDropdownName(s)
+}
+
+func SetDropdown(w *toolkit.Widget, i int) {
+	log.Println("gui.andlabs.SetDropdown()", i)
+
+	t := mapToolkits[w]
+	if (t == nil) {
+		log.Println("go.andlabs.SetDropdown() toolkit struct == nil. name=", w.Name, i)
+		listMap()
+	}
+	t.SetDropdown(i)
+}
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/group.go b/toolkit/andlabs/group.go
index 5b315a4..e93247a 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/group.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/group.go
@@ -1,14 +1,29 @@
-package toolkit
+package main
 
-import "log"
-import "os"
+import (
+	"log"
 
-import "github.com/andlabs/ui"
-import _ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
+	"git.wit.org/wit/gui/toolkit"
+
+	"github.com/andlabs/ui"
+	_ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
+)
+
+func NewGroup(parentW *toolkit.Widget, w *toolkit.Widget) {
+	log.Println("gui.andlabs.NewGroup()", w.Name)
+
+	t := mapToolkits[parentW]
+	if (t == nil) {
+		log.Println("go.andlabs.NewGroup() toolkit struct == nil. name=", parentW.Name, w.Name)
+		listMap()
+	}
+	newt := t.NewGroup(w.Name)
+	mapWidgetsToolkits(w, newt)
+}
 
 // make new Group here
-func (t Toolkit) NewGroup(title string) *Toolkit {
-	var newt Toolkit
+func (t andlabsT) NewGroup(title string) *andlabsT {
+	var newt andlabsT
 
 	if (DebugToolkit) {
 		log.Println("gui.Toolbox.NewGroup() create", title)
@@ -22,8 +37,7 @@ func (t Toolkit) NewGroup(title string) *Toolkit {
 		t.uiWindow.SetChild(g)
 	} else {
 		log.Println("gui.ToolboxNode.NewGroup() node.UiBox == nil. I can't add a range UI element without a place to put it")
-		log.Println("probably could just make a box here?")
-		os.Exit(0)
+		log.Fatalln("probably could just make a box here?")
 	}
 
 	hbox := ui.NewVerticalBox()
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/label.go b/toolkit/andlabs/label.go
index 2819ff1..c5a6896 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/label.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/label.go
@@ -1,21 +1,42 @@
-package toolkit
+package main
 
 import "log"
 
 import "github.com/andlabs/ui"
 import _ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
 
-func (t *Toolkit) NewLabel(name string) *Toolkit {
-	// make new node here
-	log.Println("gui.Toolbox.NewLabel", name)
+import "git.wit.org/wit/gui/toolkit"
+
+func NewLabel(parentW *toolkit.Widget, w *toolkit.Widget) {
+	var t, newt *andlabsT
+	log.Println("gui.andlabs.NewButton()", w.Name)
+
+	t = mapToolkits[parentW]
+	if (t == nil) {
+		log.Println("go.andlabs.NewButton() toolkit struct == nil. name=", parentW.Name, w.Name)
+		return
+	}
 
 	if t.broken() {
-		return nil
+		return
 	}
-	var newt Toolkit
-	newt.uiLabel = ui.NewLabel(name)
+	newt = new(andlabsT)
+
+	newt.uiLabel = ui.NewLabel(w.Name)
 	newt.uiBox = t.uiBox
-	t.uiBox.Append(newt.uiLabel, false)
 
-	return &newt
+	if (DebugToolkit) {
+		log.Println("gui.Toolbox.NewButton() about to append to Box parent t:", w.Name)
+		t.Dump()
+		log.Println("gui.Toolbox.NewButton() about to append to Box new t:", w.Name)
+		newt.Dump()
+	}
+	if (t.uiBox != nil) {
+		t.uiBox.Append(newt.uiLabel, false)
+	} else {
+		log.Println("ERROR: wit/gui andlabs couldn't place this label in a box")
+		return
+	}
+
+	mapWidgetsToolkits(w, newt)
 }
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/main.go b/toolkit/andlabs/main.go
index da639fa..85e6913 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/main.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/main.go
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-package toolkit
+package main
 
 import (
 	"log"
+// 	"time"
+
+	"git.wit.org/wit/gui/toolkit"
 
 	"github.com/andlabs/ui"
 	// the _ means we only need this for the init()
@@ -12,7 +15,17 @@ func Main(f func()) {
 	if (DebugToolkit) {
 		log.Println("Starting gui.Main() (using gtk via andlabs/ui)")
 	}
-	ui.Main(f)
+	ui.Main( func() {
+		log.Println("Starting gui.Main() (using gtk via andlabs/ui)")
+		log.Println("Starting gui.Main() (using gtk via andlabs/ui)")
+		log.Println("Starting gui.Main() (using gtk via andlabs/ui)")
+		log.Println("Starting gui.Main() (using gtk via andlabs/ui)")
+		log.Println("Starting gui.Main() (using gtk via andlabs/ui)")
+		log.Println("Starting gui.Main() (using gtk via andlabs/ui)")
+		// time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+		// NewWindow2("helloworld2", 200, 100)
+		f()
+	})
 }
 
 // Other goroutines must use this to access the GUI
@@ -25,7 +38,20 @@ func Main(f func()) {
 //
 func Queue(f func()) {
 	if (DebugToolkit) {
-		log.Println("Sending function to gui.Main() (using gtk via andlabs/ui)")
+		log.Println("Sending function to ui.QueueMain() (using gtk via andlabs/ui)")
 	}
-	ui.QueueMain(f)
+	//ui.QueueMain(f)
+	f()
+}
+
+func Init() {
+	log.Println("should Init() here")
+
+	mapWidgets = make(map[*andlabsT]*toolkit.Widget)
+	mapToolkits = make(map[*toolkit.Widget]*andlabsT)
+}
+
+func Quit() {
+	log.Println("should Quit() here")
+	// myExit(nil)
 }
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs2/plugin.go b/toolkit/andlabs/plugin.go
index f78e95e..f78e95e 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs2/plugin.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/plugin.go
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/slider.go b/toolkit/andlabs/slider.go
index ad801f8..f9ff0f3 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/slider.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/slider.go
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
-package toolkit
+package main
 
-import "log"
-import "os"
+import (
+	"log"
+	"os"
 
-import "github.com/andlabs/ui"
-import _ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
+	"git.wit.org/wit/gui/toolkit"
 
-func (t Toolkit) NewSlider(title string, x int, y int) *Toolkit {
+	"github.com/andlabs/ui"
+	_ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
+)
+
+func (t andlabsT) NewSlider(title string, x int, y int) *andlabsT {
 	// make new node here
 	log.Println("gui.Toolkit.NewSpinbox()", x, y)
-	var newt Toolkit
+	var newt andlabsT
 
 	if (t.uiBox == nil) {
 		log.Println("gui.ToolkitNode.NewGroup() node.UiBox == nil. I can't add a range UI element without a place to put it")
@@ -29,3 +33,16 @@ func (t Toolkit) NewSlider(title string, x int, y int) *Toolkit {
 
 	return &newt
 }
+
+func NewSlider(parentW *toolkit.Widget, w *toolkit.Widget) {
+	var newt *andlabsT
+	log.Println("gui.andlabs.NewTab()", w.Name)
+
+	t := mapToolkits[parentW]
+	if (t == nil) {
+		log.Println("go.andlabs.NewTab() toolkit struct == nil. name=", parentW.Name, w.Name)
+		return
+	}
+	newt = t.NewSlider(w.Name, w.X, w.Y)
+	mapWidgetsToolkits(w, newt)
+}
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/spinner.go b/toolkit/andlabs/spinner.go
index 885192c..6505b48 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/spinner.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/spinner.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package toolkit
+package main
 
 import "log"
 import "os"
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import "os"
 import "github.com/andlabs/ui"
 import _ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
 
-func (t Toolkit) NewSpinner(title string, x int, y int) *Toolkit {
+func (t andlabsT) NewSpinner(title string, x int, y int) *andlabsT {
 	// make new node here
 	log.Println("gui.Toolkit.NewSpinner()", x, y)
-	var newt Toolkit
+	var newt andlabsT
 
 	if (t.uiBox == nil) {
 		log.Println("gui.ToolkitNode.NewSpinner() node.UiBox == nil. I can't add a range UI element without a place to put it")
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/structs.go b/toolkit/andlabs/structs.go
index 9bba671..2f3fa72 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/structs.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/structs.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package toolkit
+package main
 
 import "log"
 
@@ -47,15 +47,15 @@ func GetDebugToolkit () bool {
 }
 
 // stores the raw toolkit internals
-type Toolkit struct {
+type andlabsT struct {
 	id     string
 
 	Name   string
 	Width  int
 	Height int
 
-	OnChanged func(*Toolkit)
-	OnExit    func(*Toolkit)
+	OnChanged func(*andlabsT)
+	OnExit    func(*andlabsT)
 
 	Custom  func()
 
@@ -84,18 +84,18 @@ type Toolkit struct {
 	text   string
 }
 
-func (t *Toolkit) String() string {
+func (t *andlabsT) String() string {
 	return t.GetText()
 }
 
-func forceDump(t *Toolkit) {
+func forceDump(t *andlabsT) {
 	tmp := DebugToolkit
 	DebugToolkit = true
 	t.Dump()
 	DebugToolkit = tmp
 }
 
-func (t *Toolkit) GetText() string {
+func (t *andlabsT) GetText() string {
 	t.Dump()
 	if (DebugToolkit) {
 		log.Println("gui.Toolkit.Text() Enter")
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func (t *Toolkit) GetText() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-func (t *Toolkit) SetText(s string) bool {
+func (t *andlabsT) SetText(s string) bool {
 	if (DebugToolkit) {
 		log.Println("gui.Toolkit.Text() Enter")
 		scs := spew.ConfigState{MaxDepth: 1}
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func (t *Toolkit) SetText(s string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func sanity(t *Toolkit) bool {
+func sanity(t *andlabsT) bool {
 	if (DebugToolkit) {
 		log.Println("gui.Toolkit.Value() Enter")
 		scs := spew.ConfigState{MaxDepth: 1}
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func sanity(t *Toolkit) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (t *Toolkit) SetValue(i int) bool {
+func (t *andlabsT) SetValue(i int) bool {
 	log.Println("gui.Toolkit.SetValue() START")
 	if (sanity(t)) {
 		return false
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func (t *Toolkit) SetValue(i int) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (t *Toolkit) Value() int {
+func (t *andlabsT) Value() int {
 	if (DebugToolkit) {
 		log.Println("gui.Toolkit.Value() Enter")
 		scs := spew.ConfigState{MaxDepth: 1}
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ func (t *Toolkit) Value() int {
 	return 0
 }
 
-func (t *Toolkit) Dump() {
+func (t *andlabsT) Dump() {
 	if ! DebugToolkit {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/tab.go b/toolkit/andlabs/tab.go
index c641fc0..0556fb9 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/tab.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/tab.go
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-package toolkit
+package main
 
 import (
 	"log"
 	"time"
 
+	"git.wit.org/wit/gui/toolkit"
+
 	"github.com/andlabs/ui"
 	_ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
-
 )
 
 /*
@@ -21,9 +22,9 @@ import (
 	once there is one. If you send a Window here, it will replace
 	any existing tabs rather than adding a new one
 */
-func (t *Toolkit) AddTab(name string) *Toolkit {
+func (t *andlabsT) newTab(name string) *andlabsT {
 	// var w *ui.Window
-	var newt *Toolkit
+	var newt *andlabsT
 
 	log.Println("gui.toolkit.AddTab() sleep 3")
 
@@ -68,8 +69,8 @@ func tabSetMargined(tab *ui.Tab) {
 	}
 }
 
-func newTab(w *ui.Window, name string) *Toolkit {
-	var t Toolkit
+func newTab(w *ui.Window, name string) *andlabsT {
+	var t andlabsT
 	if (DebugToolkit) {
 		log.Println("gui.toolkit.NewTab() ADD", name)
 	}
@@ -99,8 +100,8 @@ func newTab(w *ui.Window, name string) *Toolkit {
 	return &t
 }
 
-func (t *Toolkit) appendTab(name string) *Toolkit {
-	var newT Toolkit
+func (t *andlabsT) appendTab(name string) *andlabsT {
+	var newT andlabsT
 	if (DebugToolkit) {
 		log.Println("gui.toolkit.NewTab() ADD", name)
 	}
@@ -131,3 +132,16 @@ func (t *Toolkit) appendTab(name string) *Toolkit {
 	newT.uiBox = hbox
 	return &newT
 }
+
+func NewTab(parentW *toolkit.Widget, w *toolkit.Widget) {
+	var newt *andlabsT
+	log.Println("gui.andlabs.NewTab()", w.Name)
+
+	t := mapToolkits[parentW]
+	if (t == nil) {
+		log.Println("go.andlabs.NewTab() toolkit struct == nil. name=", parentW.Name, w.Name)
+		return
+	}
+	newt = t.newTab(w.Name)
+	mapWidgetsToolkits(w, newt)
+}
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/textbox.go b/toolkit/andlabs/textbox.go
index 44946b8..c7a9390 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/textbox.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/textbox.go
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
-package toolkit
+package main
 
 import "log"
 
+import "git.wit.org/wit/gui/toolkit"
+
 import "github.com/andlabs/ui"
 import _ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
 
-func (t Toolkit) NewTextbox(name string) *Toolkit {
+func (t andlabsT) NewTextbox(name string) *andlabsT {
+	var newt andlabsT
+
 	if (DebugToolkit) {
 		log.Println("gui.Toolkit.NewTextbox()", name)
 	}
-	var newt Toolkit
-
 	if t.broken() {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -32,3 +34,37 @@ func (t Toolkit) NewTextbox(name string) *Toolkit {
 
 	return &newt
 }
+
+func NewTextbox(parentW *toolkit.Widget, w *toolkit.Widget) {
+	var t, newt *andlabsT
+	log.Println("gui.andlabs.NewTextbox()", w.Name)
+
+	t = mapToolkits[parentW]
+	if (t == nil) {
+		log.Println("go.andlabs.NewTextbox() toolkit struct == nil. name=", parentW.Name, w.Name)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if t.broken() {
+		return
+	}
+	newt = new(andlabsT)
+
+	newt.uiLabel = ui.NewLabel(w.Name)
+	newt.uiBox = t.uiBox
+
+	if (DebugToolkit) {
+		log.Println("gui.Toolbox.NewTextbox() about to append to Box parent t:", w.Name)
+		t.Dump()
+		log.Println("gui.Toolbox.NewTextbox() about to append to Box new t:", w.Name)
+		newt.Dump()
+	}
+	if (t.uiBox != nil) {
+		t.uiBox.Append(newt.uiLabel, false)
+	} else {
+		log.Println("ERROR: wit/gui andlabs couldn't place this Textbox in a box")
+		return
+	}
+
+	mapWidgetsToolkits(w, newt)
+}
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/window.go b/toolkit/andlabs/window.go
index efbd672..b360cb8 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/window.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/window.go
@@ -1,57 +1,69 @@
-package toolkit
+package main
 
 import (
 	"log"
 
 	"github.com/andlabs/ui"
 	_ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
+
+	"git.wit.org/wit/gui/toolkit"
 )
 
-func (t *Toolkit) MessageWindow(msg1 string, msg2 string) {
+func (t *andlabsT) MessageWindow(msg1 string, msg2 string) {
 	ui.MsgBox(t.uiWindow, msg1, msg2)
 }
 
-func (t *Toolkit) ErrorWindow(msg1 string, msg2 string) {
+func (t *andlabsT) ErrorWindow(msg1 string, msg2 string) {
 	ui.MsgBoxError(t.uiWindow, msg1, msg2)
 }
 
-func NewWindow(title string, x int, y int) *Toolkit {
-	var t Toolkit
+func NewWindow(w *toolkit.Widget) {
+	var t *andlabsT
+
 	if (DebugToolkit) {
-		log.Println("toolkit NewWindow", title, x, y)
+		log.Println("toolkit NewWindow", w.Name, w.Width, w.Height)
+	}
+
+	if (w == nil) {
+		log.Println("wit/gui plugin error. widget == nil")
+		return
 	}
-	w := ui.NewWindow(title, x, y, menubar)
-	w.SetBorderless(canvas)
-	w.SetMargined(margin)
-	w.OnClosing(func(*ui.Window) bool {
+	t = new(andlabsT)
+	// t = NewWindow2(w.Name, w.Width, w.Height)
+
+// func NewWindow2(title string, x int, y int) *andlabsT {
+	// menubar bool is if the OS defined border on the window should be used
+	win := ui.NewWindow(w.Name, w.Width, w.Height, menubar)
+	win.SetBorderless(canvas)
+	win.SetMargined(margin)
+	win.OnClosing(func(*ui.Window) bool {
 		if (DebugToolkit) {
 			log.Println("ui.Window().OnExit() SHOULD ATTEMPT CALLBACK here")
 			t.Dump()
 		}
-		if (t.OnExit != nil) {
-			if (DebugToolkit) {
-				log.Println("ui.Window().OnExit() ATTEMPTING toolkit.OnExit CALLBACK")
-			}
-			t.OnExit(&t)
+		if (w.Custom != nil) {
+			w.Custom()
+			return true
 		}
-		if (t.Custom != nil) {
-			if (DebugToolkit) {
-				log.Println("ui.Window().Custom() ATTEMPTING toolkit.Custom CALLBACK")
-			}
-			t.Custom()
+		if (w.Event != nil) {
+			w.Event(w)
+			return true
 		}
 		if (DebugToolkit) {
-			log.Println("ui.Window().OnExit() Toolkit.OnExit is nil")
+			log.Println("andlabs.ui.Window().OnClosing() was not defined")
 		}
-		return true
+		return false
 	})
-	w.Show()
-	t.uiWindow = w
-	t.UiWindowBad = w // deprecate this as soon as possible
-	return &t
+	win.Show()
+	t.uiWindow = win
+	t.UiWindowBad = win // deprecate this as soon as possible
+	t.Name = w.Name
+
+	mapWidgetsToolkits(w, t)
+	return
 }
 
-func (t *Toolkit) SetWindowTitle(title string) {
+func (t *andlabsT) SetWindowTitle(title string) {
 	if (DebugToolkit) {
 		log.Println("toolkit NewWindow", t.Name, "title", title)
 	}
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs2/Makefile b/toolkit/andlabs2/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 54cf7f5..0000000
--- a/toolkit/andlabs2/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-all: plugin
-
-plugin:
-	GO111MODULE="off" go build -buildmode=plugin -o ../andlabs2.so
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs2/button.go b/toolkit/andlabs2/button.go
deleted file mode 100644
index bd80683..0000000
--- a/toolkit/andlabs2/button.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import "log"
-// import "os"
-
-
-import "github.com/andlabs/ui"
-import _ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
-
-import "git.wit.org/wit/gui/toolkit"
-func NewButton(parentW *toolkit.Widget, w *toolkit.Widget) {
-	var t, newt *andlabsT
-	var b *ui.Button
-	log.Println("gui.andlabs.NewButton()", w.Name)
-
-	t = mapToolkits[parentW]
-	if (t == nil) {
-		log.Println("go.andlabs.NewButton() toolkit struct == nil. name=", parentW.Name, w.Name)
-		return
-	}
-
-	if t.broken() {
-		return
-	}
-	newt = new(andlabsT)
-
-	b = ui.NewButton(w.Name)
-	newt.uiButton = b
-
-	b.OnClicked(func(*ui.Button) {
-		if (DebugToolkit) {
-			log.Println("TODO: IN TOOLKIT GOROUTINE. SHOULD LEAVE HERE VIA channels. button name =", w.Name)
-			log.Println("FOUND WIDGET!", w)
-		}
-		if (w.Custom != nil) {
-			w.Custom()
-			return
-		}
-		if (w.Event != nil) {
-			w.Event(w)
-			return
-		}
-		t.Dump()
-		newt.Dump()
-		if (DebugToolkit) {
-			log.Println("TODO: LEFT TOOLKIT GOROUTINE WITH NOTHING TO DO button name =", w.Name)
-		}
-	})
-
-	if (DebugToolkit) {
-		log.Println("gui.Toolbox.NewButton() about to append to Box parent t:", w.Name)
-		t.Dump()
-		log.Println("gui.Toolbox.NewButton() about to append to Box new t:", w.Name)
-		newt.Dump()
-	}
-	if (t.uiBox != nil) {
-		t.uiBox.Append(b, stretchy)
-	} else if (t.uiWindow != nil) {
-		t.uiWindow.SetChild(b)
-	} else {
-		log.Println("ERROR: wit/gui andlabs couldn't place this button in a box or a window")
-		log.Println("ERROR: wit/gui andlabs couldn't place this button in a box or a window")
-		return
-	}
-
-	mapWidgetsToolkits(w, newt)
-}
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs2/dropdown.go b/toolkit/andlabs2/dropdown.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e1886a..0000000
--- a/toolkit/andlabs2/dropdown.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import "log"
-// import "time"
-
-import "github.com/andlabs/ui"
-import _ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
-
-import "git.wit.org/wit/gui/toolkit"
-
-func (t *andlabsT) NewDropdown(title string) *andlabsT {
-	// make new node here
-	if (DebugToolkit) {
-		log.Println("gui.Toolbox.NewDropdownCombobox()", title)
-	}
-	var newt andlabsT
-
-	if t.broken() {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	s := ui.NewCombobox()
-	newt.uiCombobox = s
-	newt.uiBox = t.uiBox
-	t.uiBox.Append(s, stretchy)
-
-	// initialize the index
-	newt.c = 0
-	newt.val = make(map[int]string)
-
-	s.OnSelected(func(spin *ui.Combobox) {
-		i := spin.Selected()
-		if (newt.val == nil) {
-			log.Println("make map didn't work")
-			newt.text = "error"
-		}
-		newt.text = newt.val[i]
-		newt.commonChange("Dropdown")
-	})
-
-	return &newt
-}
-
-func (t *andlabsT) AddDropdownName(title string) {
-	t.uiCombobox.Append(title)
-	if (t.val == nil) {
-		log.Println("make map didn't work")
-		return
-	}
-	t.val[t.c] = title
-	t.c = t.c + 1
-}
-
-func (t andlabsT) SetDropdown(i int) {
-	t.uiCombobox.SetSelected(i)
-}
-
-func NewDropdown(parentW *toolkit.Widget, w *toolkit.Widget) {
-	log.Println("gui.andlabs.NewDropdown()", w.Name)
-
-	t := mapToolkits[parentW]
-	if (t == nil) {
-		log.Println("go.andlabs.NewDropdown() toolkit struct == nil. name=", parentW.Name, w.Name)
-		listMap()
-	}
-	newt := t.NewDropdown(w.Name)
-	mapWidgetsToolkits(w, newt)
-}
-
-func AddDropdownName(w *toolkit.Widget, s string) {
-	log.Println("gui.andlabs.AddDropdownName()", w.Name, "add:", s)
-
-	t := mapToolkits[w]
-	if (t == nil) {
-		log.Println("go.andlabs.AddDropdownName() toolkit struct == nil. name=", w.Name, s)
-		listMap()
-	}
-	t.AddDropdownName(s)
-}
-
-func SetDropdown(w *toolkit.Widget, i int) {
-	log.Println("gui.andlabs.SetDropdown()", i)
-
-	t := mapToolkits[w]
-	if (t == nil) {
-		log.Println("go.andlabs.SetDropdown() toolkit struct == nil. name=", w.Name, i)
-		listMap()
-	}
-	t.SetDropdown(i)
-}
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs2/label.go b/toolkit/andlabs2/label.go
deleted file mode 100644
index c5a6896..0000000
--- a/toolkit/andlabs2/label.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import "log"
-
-import "github.com/andlabs/ui"
-import _ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
-
-import "git.wit.org/wit/gui/toolkit"
-
-func NewLabel(parentW *toolkit.Widget, w *toolkit.Widget) {
-	var t, newt *andlabsT
-	log.Println("gui.andlabs.NewButton()", w.Name)
-
-	t = mapToolkits[parentW]
-	if (t == nil) {
-		log.Println("go.andlabs.NewButton() toolkit struct == nil. name=", parentW.Name, w.Name)
-		return
-	}
-
-	if t.broken() {
-		return
-	}
-	newt = new(andlabsT)
-
-	newt.uiLabel = ui.NewLabel(w.Name)
-	newt.uiBox = t.uiBox
-
-	if (DebugToolkit) {
-		log.Println("gui.Toolbox.NewButton() about to append to Box parent t:", w.Name)
-		t.Dump()
-		log.Println("gui.Toolbox.NewButton() about to append to Box new t:", w.Name)
-		newt.Dump()
-	}
-	if (t.uiBox != nil) {
-		t.uiBox.Append(newt.uiLabel, false)
-	} else {
-		log.Println("ERROR: wit/gui andlabs couldn't place this label in a box")
-		return
-	}
-
-	mapWidgetsToolkits(w, newt)
-}
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs2/main.go b/toolkit/andlabs2/main.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a28710..0000000
--- a/toolkit/andlabs2/main.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"log"
-// 	"time"
-
-	"git.wit.org/wit/gui/toolkit"
-
-	"github.com/andlabs/ui"
-	// the _ means we only need this for the init()
-	_ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
-)
-
-func Main(f func()) {
-	if (DebugToolkit) {
-		log.Println("Starting gui.Main() (using gtk via andlabs/ui)")
-	}
-	ui.Main( func() {
-		log.Println("Starting gui.Main() (using gtk via andlabs/ui)")
-		log.Println("Starting gui.Main() (using gtk via andlabs/ui)")
-		log.Println("Starting gui.Main() (using gtk via andlabs/ui)")
-		log.Println("Starting gui.Main() (using gtk via andlabs/ui)")
-		log.Println("Starting gui.Main() (using gtk via andlabs/ui)")
-		log.Println("Starting gui.Main() (using gtk via andlabs/ui)")
-		// time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-		// NewWindow2("helloworld2", 200, 100)
-		f()
-	})
-}
-
-// Other goroutines must use this to access the GUI
-//
-// You can not acess / process the GUI thread directly from
-// other goroutines. This is due to the nature of how
-// Linux, MacOS and Windows work (they all work differently. suprise. surprise.)
-//
-// For example: Queue(NewWindow())
-//
-func Queue(f func()) {
-	if (DebugToolkit) {
-		log.Println("Sending function to ui.QueueMain() (using gtk via andlabs/ui)")
-	}
-	ui.QueueMain(f)
-}
-
-func Init() {
-	log.Println("should Init() here")
-
-	mapWidgets = make(map[*andlabsT]*toolkit.Widget)
-	mapToolkits = make(map[*toolkit.Widget]*andlabsT)
-}
-
-func Quit() {
-	log.Println("should Quit() here")
-	// myExit(nil)
-}
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs2/slider.go b/toolkit/andlabs2/slider.go
deleted file mode 100644
index f9ff0f3..0000000
--- a/toolkit/andlabs2/slider.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"log"
-	"os"
-
-	"git.wit.org/wit/gui/toolkit"
-
-	"github.com/andlabs/ui"
-	_ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
-)
-
-func (t andlabsT) NewSlider(title string, x int, y int) *andlabsT {
-	// make new node here
-	log.Println("gui.Toolkit.NewSpinbox()", x, y)
-	var newt andlabsT
-
-	if (t.uiBox == nil) {
-		log.Println("gui.ToolkitNode.NewGroup() node.UiBox == nil. I can't add a range UI element without a place to put it")
-		log.Println("probably could just make a box here?")
-		os.Exit(0)
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	s := ui.NewSlider(x, y)
-	newt.uiSlider = s
-	newt.uiBox = t.uiBox
-	t.uiBox.Append(s, stretchy)
-
-	s.OnChanged(func(spin *ui.Slider) {
-		newt.commonChange("Slider")
-	})
-
-	return &newt
-}
-
-func NewSlider(parentW *toolkit.Widget, w *toolkit.Widget) {
-	var newt *andlabsT
-	log.Println("gui.andlabs.NewTab()", w.Name)
-
-	t := mapToolkits[parentW]
-	if (t == nil) {
-		log.Println("go.andlabs.NewTab() toolkit struct == nil. name=", parentW.Name, w.Name)
-		return
-	}
-	newt = t.NewSlider(w.Name, w.X, w.Y)
-	mapWidgetsToolkits(w, newt)
-}
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs2/textbox.go b/toolkit/andlabs2/textbox.go
deleted file mode 100644
index c7a9390..0000000
--- a/toolkit/andlabs2/textbox.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import "log"
-
-import "git.wit.org/wit/gui/toolkit"
-
-import "github.com/andlabs/ui"
-import _ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
-
-func (t andlabsT) NewTextbox(name string) *andlabsT {
-	var newt andlabsT
-
-	if (DebugToolkit) {
-		log.Println("gui.Toolkit.NewTextbox()", name)
-	}
-	if t.broken() {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	c := ui.NewNonWrappingMultilineEntry()
-	newt.uiMultilineEntry = c
-
-	newt.uiBox = t.uiBox
-	newt.Name = name
-	if (defaultBehavior) {
-		t.uiBox.Append(c, true)
-	} else {
-		t.uiBox.Append(c, stretchy)
-	}
-
-	c.OnChanged(func(spin *ui.MultilineEntry) {
-		newt.commonChange("Textbox")
-	})
-
-	return &newt
-}
-
-func NewTextbox(parentW *toolkit.Widget, w *toolkit.Widget) {
-	var t, newt *andlabsT
-	log.Println("gui.andlabs.NewTextbox()", w.Name)
-
-	t = mapToolkits[parentW]
-	if (t == nil) {
-		log.Println("go.andlabs.NewTextbox() toolkit struct == nil. name=", parentW.Name, w.Name)
-		return
-	}
-
-	if t.broken() {
-		return
-	}
-	newt = new(andlabsT)
-
-	newt.uiLabel = ui.NewLabel(w.Name)
-	newt.uiBox = t.uiBox
-
-	if (DebugToolkit) {
-		log.Println("gui.Toolbox.NewTextbox() about to append to Box parent t:", w.Name)
-		t.Dump()
-		log.Println("gui.Toolbox.NewTextbox() about to append to Box new t:", w.Name)
-		newt.Dump()
-	}
-	if (t.uiBox != nil) {
-		t.uiBox.Append(newt.uiLabel, false)
-	} else {
-		log.Println("ERROR: wit/gui andlabs couldn't place this Textbox in a box")
-		return
-	}
-
-	mapWidgetsToolkits(w, newt)
-}
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs2/window.go b/toolkit/andlabs2/window.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b360cb8..0000000
--- a/toolkit/andlabs2/window.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"log"
-
-	"github.com/andlabs/ui"
-	_ "github.com/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
-
-	"git.wit.org/wit/gui/toolkit"
-)
-
-func (t *andlabsT) MessageWindow(msg1 string, msg2 string) {
-	ui.MsgBox(t.uiWindow, msg1, msg2)
-}
-
-func (t *andlabsT) ErrorWindow(msg1 string, msg2 string) {
-	ui.MsgBoxError(t.uiWindow, msg1, msg2)
-}
-
-func NewWindow(w *toolkit.Widget) {
-	var t *andlabsT
-
-	if (DebugToolkit) {
-		log.Println("toolkit NewWindow", w.Name, w.Width, w.Height)
-	}
-
-	if (w == nil) {
-		log.Println("wit/gui plugin error. widget == nil")
-		return
-	}
-	t = new(andlabsT)
-	// t = NewWindow2(w.Name, w.Width, w.Height)
-
-// func NewWindow2(title string, x int, y int) *andlabsT {
-	// menubar bool is if the OS defined border on the window should be used
-	win := ui.NewWindow(w.Name, w.Width, w.Height, menubar)
-	win.SetBorderless(canvas)
-	win.SetMargined(margin)
-	win.OnClosing(func(*ui.Window) bool {
-		if (DebugToolkit) {
-			log.Println("ui.Window().OnExit() SHOULD ATTEMPT CALLBACK here")
-			t.Dump()
-		}
-		if (w.Custom != nil) {
-			w.Custom()
-			return true
-		}
-		if (w.Event != nil) {
-			w.Event(w)
-			return true
-		}
-		if (DebugToolkit) {
-			log.Println("andlabs.ui.Window().OnClosing() was not defined")
-		}
-		return false
-	})
-	win.Show()
-	t.uiWindow = win
-	t.UiWindowBad = win // deprecate this as soon as possible
-	t.Name = w.Name
-
-	mapWidgetsToolkits(w, t)
-	return
-}
-
-func (t *andlabsT) SetWindowTitle(title string) {
-	if (DebugToolkit) {
-		log.Println("toolkit NewWindow", t.Name, "title", title)
-	}
-	win := t.uiWindow
-	if (win != nil) {
-		win.SetTitle(title)
-	} else {
-		if (DebugToolkit) {
-			log.Println("Setting the window title", title)
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/toolkit/gocui/gocui.go b/toolkit/gocui/gocui.go
index d614387..0d7c5a5 100644
--- a/toolkit/gocui/gocui.go
+++ b/toolkit/gocui/gocui.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ var (
 	helpLabel *gocui.View
 	err error
 	ch chan(func ())
+	outf *os.File
 )
 
 func Init() {
@@ -50,6 +51,16 @@ func Init() {
 	stringWidget = make(map[string]*toolkit.Widget)
 
 	ch = make(chan func())
+
+	outf, err = os.OpenFile("/tmp/witgui.log", os.O_RDWR | os.O_CREATE | os.O_APPEND, 0666)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("error opening file: %v", err)
+	}
+	// hmm. where to put this?
+	// defer outf.Close()
+
+	log.SetOutput(outf)
+	log.Println("This is a test log entry")
 }
 
 func Queue(f func()) {
@@ -58,6 +69,8 @@ func Queue(f func()) {
 }
 
 func Main(f func()) {
+	// close the STDOUT log file
+	defer outf.Close()
 	if (baseGui == nil) {
 		panic("WTF Main()")
 	}
@@ -76,7 +89,7 @@ func layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 	var err error
 	maxX, _ := g.Size()
 
-	helpLabel, err = g.SetView("help", maxX-32, 0, maxX-1, 11, 0)
+	helpLabel, err = g.SetView("help", maxX-32, 0, maxX-1, 12, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		if !errors.Is(err, gocui.ErrUnknownView) {
 			return err
@@ -90,6 +103,7 @@ func layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 		fmt.Fprintln(helpLabel, "Arrow keys: Move Button")
 		fmt.Fprintln(helpLabel, "t: Move Button to the top")
 		fmt.Fprintln(helpLabel, "b: Move Button to the button")
+		fmt.Fprintln(helpLabel, "STDOUT: /tmp/witgui.log")
 		fmt.Fprintln(helpLabel, "Ctrl-C or Q: Exit")
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/toolkit/gocui/keybindings.go b/toolkit/gocui/keybindings.go
index 69def39..48edf71 100644
--- a/toolkit/gocui/keybindings.go
+++ b/toolkit/gocui/keybindings.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func initKeybindings(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 			g.SetCurrentView("help")
 //			moveView(g, tmp, 0, -delta)
 			if err := g.DeleteView("help"); err != nil {
-				panic(err)
+				log.Fatalln("gocui SetKeybinding()", err)
 			}
 			return nil
 		}); err != nil {