1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/node.go b/node.go
index c198f1b..156a507 100644
--- a/node.go
+++ b/node.go
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ there isn't much to see here.
 */
 func (n *Node) newNode(s string, t widget.WidgetType) *Node {
 	if n == nil {
-		log.Warn("newNode got parent == nil")
-		panic("gui newNode")
+		log.Log(WARN, "newNode() ERROR got parent == nil")
+		// this is an error internal to this gui package
+		return n
 	}
 	var newN *Node
 
@@ -84,5 +85,5 @@ func (n *Node) Delete(d *Node) {
 			return
 		}
 	}
-	log.Warn("did not find node to delete", d.id, d.progname)
+	log.Log(WARN, "did not find node to delete", d.id, d.progname)
 }