5 files changed, 29 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/action.go b/action.go
index d2deb94..6db01eb 100644
--- a/action.go
+++ b/action.go
@@ -56,12 +56,13 @@ func sendAction(n *Node, atype widget.ActionType) {
 	a.State.Pad = n.pad
 	a.State.Expand = n.expand
 	a.State.Borderless = n.borderless
-
 	a.State.Direction = n.direction
+
 	for s, _ := range n.strings {
 		a.State.Strings = append(a.State.Strings, s)
 	}
 	log.Warn("SENDING ACTION STRINGS a.Strings", a.Strings)
+	log.Warn("SENDING ACTION a.State.Value", a.State.Value)
 	a.State.Range.Low = n.X
 	a.State.Range.High = n.Y
 
diff --git a/box.go b/box.go
index 87276e8..39b64b0 100644
--- a/box.go
+++ b/box.go
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@ func (parent *Node) NewBox(progname string, b bool) *Node {
 	return newNode
 }
 
+func (n *Node) Vertical() *Node {
+	n.direction = widget.Horizontal
+	return n
+}
+
+func (n *Node) Horizontal() *Node {
+	n.direction = widget.Horizontal
+	return n
+}
+
 func (parent *Node) NewHorizontalBox(progname string) *Node {
 	newNode := parent.newNode(progname, widget.Box)
 	newNode.progname = progname
diff --git a/common.go b/common.go
index a544f51..a46ecb5 100644
--- a/common.go
+++ b/common.go
@@ -119,6 +119,17 @@ func (n *Node) String() string {
 	if !n.Ready() {
 		return ""
 	}
+	switch n.WidgetType {
+	case widget.Window:
+		return n.label
+	case widget.Button:
+		return n.label
+	case widget.Group:
+		return n.label
+	case widget.Label:
+		return n.label
+	default:
+	}
 
 	return widget.GetString(n.value)
 }
diff --git a/group.go b/group.go
index fd47dc1..1a113f1 100644
--- a/group.go
+++ b/group.go
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ func (parent *Node) NewGroup(name string) *Node {
 	newNode.progname = name
 	newNode.label = name
 
+	newNode.direction = widget.Vertical
+
 	// inform the toolkits
 	sendAction(newNode, widget.Add)
 	return newNode
diff --git a/node.go b/node.go
index 59eb967..a66ac93 100644
--- a/node.go
+++ b/node.go
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ and it initializes basic default values
 there isn't much to see here.
 */
 func (n *Node) newNode(title string, t widget.WidgetType) *Node {
+	if n == nil {
+		log.Warn("newNode got parent == nil")
+		log.Exit(0)
+	}
 	var newN *Node
 
 	newN = addNode()