1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/node.go b/node.go
index c4641f5..f143771 100644
--- a/node.go
+++ b/node.go
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ package gui
 /*
 	generic function to create a new node on the binary tree
 */
-func (n *Node) New(title string) *Node {
+func (n *Node) New(title string, t string) *Node {
 	var newN *Node
 
 	newN = addNode(title, n.Width, n.Height)
+	newN.Widget.Type = t
 
 	n.Append(newN)
 	newN.parent = n
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ func (n *Node) New(title string) *Node {
 	raw create function for a new node struct
 */
 func addNode(title string, width int, height int) *Node {
-	var n Node
+	n := new(Node)
 
 	n.Name = title
 	n.Width = width
@@ -36,5 +37,5 @@ func addNode(title string, width int, height int) *Node {
 	n.id = Config.counter
 	Config.counter += 1
 
-	return &n
+	return n
 }