diff --git a/golang.go b/golang.go
index 12b8778..209f926 100644
--- a/golang.go
+++ b/golang.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func DebugGolangWindow(p *gui.Node) *gadgets.BasicWindow {
 	og = w.Box().NewGroup("output").Pad()
 	outputTextbox = og.NewTextbox("outputBox")
 	outputTextbox.Custom = func () {
-		log.Log(INFO, "custom TextBox() for golang output a =", outputTextbox.GetText())
+		log.Log(INFO, "custom TextBox() for golang output a =", outputTextbox.String())
 	}
 
 	return w
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c4d60fc..c3f9903 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ func dropdownWindow(p *gui.Node) {
 	var mapWindows map[string]*gui.Node
 	mapWindows = make(map[string]*gui.Node)
 
-	dd := p.NewDropdown("Window Dropdown")
+	dd := p.NewDropdown()
 	dd.Custom = func() {
-		name := dd.GetText()
+		name := dd.String()
 		activeWidget = mapWindows[name]
 		setActiveWidget(activeWidget)
 		log.Log(INFO, "The Window was set to", name)
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func dropdownWindow(p *gui.Node) {
 	// var last = ""
 	for _, child := range p.Children() {
 		log.Log(INFO, "\t\t", child.GetProgName())
-		dd.AddDropdownName(child.GetProgName())
+		dd.AddText(child.GetProgName())
 		// last = child.Name
 		mapWindows[child.GetProgName()] = child
 		if (activeWidget == nil) {
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ func dropdownWindowWidgets(p *gui.Node) {
 	var mapWindows map[string]*gui.Node
 	mapWindows = make(map[string]*gui.Node)
 
-	dd := p.NewDropdown("Window Widgets Dropdown")
+	dd := p.NewDropdown()
 	dd.Custom = func() {
-		name := dd.GetText()
+		name := dd.String()
 		activeWidget = mapWindows[name]
 		setActiveWidget(activeWidget)
 	}
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func dropdownWindowWidgets(p *gui.Node) {
 	addDropdowns = func (n *gui.Node) {
 		// s := n.dumpWidget(true)
 		s := n.GetProgName()
-		dd.AddDropdownName(s)
+		dd.AddText(s)
 		mapWindows[s] = n
 
 		for _, child := range n.Children() {
diff --git a/widget.go b/widget.go
index d670d3d..2dd4fe9 100644
--- a/widget.go
+++ b/widget.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 	"go.wit.com/gui/gui"
+	"go.wit.com/gui/widget"
 	"go.wit.com/gui/gadgets"
 )
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ func DebugWidgetWindow(p *gui.Node) *gadgets.BasicWindow {
 	g2 = g.NewGroup("type:")
 	activeLabelType = g2.NewLabel("undef")
 	g2 = g.NewGroup("New name:")
-	activeLabelNewName = g2.NewCombobox("newthing")
+	activeLabelNewName = g2.NewCombobox()
 	activeLabelNewName.AddText("penguin")
 	activeLabelNewName.AddText("snow")
 	activeLabelNewName.AddText("GO")
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ func DebugWidgetWindow(p *gui.Node) *gadgets.BasicWindow {
 
 	g = w.Box().NewGroup("change things")
 	g.NewButton("AddText()", func () {
-		activeWidget.AddText(activeLabelNewName.GetText())
+		activeWidget.AddText(activeLabelNewName.String())
 		/*
 		activeWidget.S = activeLabelNewName.S
 		a := newAction(activeWidget, toolkit.AddText)
@@ -92,9 +93,9 @@ func DebugWidgetWindow(p *gui.Node) *gadgets.BasicWindow {
 		*/
 	})
 	g.NewButton("SetText()", func () {
-		activeWidget.SetText(activeLabelNewName.GetText())
+		activeWidget.SetText(activeLabelNewName.String())
 		/*
-		activeWidget.S = activeLabelNewName.GetText()
+		activeWidget.S = activeLabelNewName.String()
 		a := newAction(activeWidget, toolkit.SetText)
 		sendAction(a)
 		*/
@@ -135,20 +136,20 @@ func DebugWidgetWindow(p *gui.Node) *gadgets.BasicWindow {
 
 func debugAddWidgetButtons(n *gui.Node) {
 	n.NewButton("Dropdown", func () {
-		a := activeWidget.NewDropdown("tmp dropdown")
+		a := activeWidget.NewDropdown()
 		a.AddText("this is better than tcl/tk")
 		a.AddText("make something for tim for qflow")
 		a.AddText("and for riscv")
 		a.Custom = func () {
-			log.Log(WARN, "custom dropdown() a =", a.GetProgName(), a.GetText())
+			log.Log(WARN, "custom dropdown() a =", a.GetProgName(), a.String())
 		}
 	})
 	n.NewButton("Combobox", func () {
-		a := activeWidget.NewCombobox("tmp combobox")
+		a := activeWidget.NewCombobox()
 		a.AddText("mirrors.wit.com")
 		a.AddText("go.wit.com")
 		a.Custom = func () {
-			log.Log(WARN, "custom combobox() a =", a.GetProgName(), a.GetText())
+			log.Log(WARN, "custom combobox() a =", a.GetProgName(), a.String())
 		}
 	})
 	n.NewButton("Grid", func () {
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ func debugAddWidgetButtons(n *gui.Node) {
 }
 
 func debugAddWidgetButton(n *gui.Node) {
-	activeLabelNewType = n.NewDropdown("tmp dropdown")
+	activeLabelNewType = n.NewDropdown()
 	activeLabelNewType.AddText("Window")
 	activeLabelNewType.AddText("Tab")
 	activeLabelNewType.AddText("Frame")
@@ -211,10 +212,10 @@ func debugAddWidgetButton(n *gui.Node) {
 	activeLabelNewType.AddText("Dialog")
 
 	n.NewButton("Add", func () {
-		name :=  activeLabelNewName.GetText()
-		newX :=  activeLabelNewX.GetInt()
-		newY :=  activeLabelNewY.GetInt()
-		newB :=  activeLabelNewB.GetBool()
+		name :=  activeLabelNewName.String()
+		newX :=  widget.GetInt(activeLabelNewX.String())
+		newY :=  widget.GetInt(activeLabelNewY.String())
+		newB :=  widget.GetBool(activeLabelNewB.String())
 
 		if (newY == -1) {
 			name = name + " (" + strconv.Itoa(activeWidget.NextW) + "," + strconv.Itoa(activeWidget.NextH) + ")"
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ func debugAddWidgetButton(n *gui.Node) {
 			name = name + " (" + strconv.Itoa(newX) + "," + strconv.Itoa(newY) + ")"
 		}
 		log.Log(INFO, "New Name =", name)
-		log.Log(INFO, "New Type =", activeLabelNewType.GetText())
+		log.Log(INFO, "New Type =", activeLabelNewType.String())
 		log.Log(INFO, "New X    =", newX)
 		log.Log(INFO, "New Y    =", newY)
 		log.Log(INFO, "activeWidget.NextW    =", activeWidget.NextW)
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ func debugAddWidgetButton(n *gui.Node) {
 		// activeWidget.X = newX
 		// activeWidget.Y = newY
 
-		switch activeLabelNewType.GetText() {
+		switch activeLabelNewType.String() {
 		case "Grid":
 			activeWidget.NewGrid(name, newX, newY)
 		case "Group":
@@ -246,19 +247,19 @@ func debugAddWidgetButton(n *gui.Node) {
 				log.Log(WARN, "got to button", name)
 			})
 		case "Checkbox":
-			a := activeWidget.NewCheckbox(name)
+			a := activeWidget.NewCheckbox("DBG")
 			a.Custom = func () {
-				log.Log(WARN, "custom checkox func a=", a.GetBool())
+				log.Log(WARN, "custom checkox func a=", a.String())
 			}
 		case "Dropdown":
-			a := activeWidget.NewDropdown(name)
+			a := activeWidget.NewDropdown()
 			a.AddText(name + " yay")
 			a.AddText(name + " haha")
 			a.Custom = func () {
-				log.Log(WARN, "WTF a=", a.GetBool())
+				log.Log(WARN, "WTF a=", a.String())
 			}
 		case "Combobox":
-			a := activeWidget.NewCombobox(name)
+			a := activeWidget.NewCombobox()
 			a.AddText(name + " foo")
 			a.AddText(name + " bar")
 		case "Label":
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ func debugAddWidgetButton(n *gui.Node) {
 		case "Spinner":
 			activeWidget.NewSpinner(name, newX, newY)
 		default:
-			log.Error(errors.New("make what type?"), activeLabelNewType.GetText())
+			log.Error(errors.New("make what type?"), activeLabelNewType.String())
 		}
 	})
 }