diff --git a/basicWindow.go b/basicWindow.go
index 81f6d72..58c30cd 100644
--- a/basicWindow.go
+++ b/basicWindow.go
@@ -14,17 +14,27 @@ type BasicWindow struct {
 	vertical bool
 	title    string
 
-	parent *gui.Node
+	// parent *gui.Node
 	win    *gui.Node // window widget
 	box    *gui.Node // box
 
 	Custom func()
 }
 
+func RawBasicWindow(title string) *BasicWindow {
+	var w *BasicWindow
+	w = &BasicWindow{
+		title:    title,
+		vertical: false,
+	}
+	log.Log(GADGETS, "NewBasicWindow() END")
+
+	return w
+}
+
 func NewBasicWindow(parent *gui.Node, title string) *BasicWindow {
 	var w *BasicWindow
 	w = &BasicWindow{
-		parent:   parent,
 		title:    title,
 		vertical: false,
 	}
@@ -118,9 +128,6 @@ func (w *BasicWindow) Initialized() bool {
 	if w == nil {
 		return false
 	}
-	if w.parent == nil {
-		return false
-	}
 	return true
 }
 
@@ -129,9 +136,6 @@ func (w *BasicWindow) Ready() bool {
 	if !w.Initialized() {
 		return false
 	}
-	if !w.parent.Ready() {
-		return false
-	}
 	return w.ready
 }
 
@@ -165,7 +169,8 @@ func (w *BasicWindow) Make() {
 		log.Log(GADGETS, "BasicWindow.Make() window was already created")
 		return
 	}
-	w.win = w.parent.RawWindow(w.title)
+	// w.win = w.parent.RawWindow(w.title)
+	w.win = gui.RawWindow(w.title)
 
 	// if Custom isn't set, set it here. This prevents the application from
 	// os.Exit() if the window is closed. It destroy's the widgets in the toolkit plugins