diff --git a/genericWindow.go b/genericWindow.go
index 1324c57..ce5fef8 100644
--- a/genericWindow.go
+++ b/genericWindow.go
@@ -13,14 +13,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 type GenericWindow struct {
-	Win    *BasicWindow // the window widget itself
-	Shelf  *gui.Node    // the overall box: the shelf
-	Stack  *gui.Node    // the first box is a stack
-	Top    *gui.Node    // the first item in the stack is always a shelf like box
-	Group  *gui.Node    // the first item top box is always a group
-	Middle *gui.Node    // the middle box (shelf style)
-	Bottom *gui.Node    // the bottom box (stack style)
-	Custom func()       // a user defined close() window function
+	// Win    *BasicWindow // the window widget itself
+	Win    *gui.Node // the window widget itself
+	Shelf  *gui.Node // the overall box: the shelf
+	Stack  *gui.Node // the first box is a stack
+	Top    *gui.Node // the first item in the stack is always a shelf like box
+	Group  *gui.Node // the first item top box is always a group
+	Middle *gui.Node // the middle box (shelf style)
+	Bottom *gui.Node // the bottom box (stack style)
+	Custom func()    // a user defined close() window function
 }
 
 func (gw *GenericWindow) Hidden() bool {
@@ -83,21 +84,23 @@ func (gw *GenericWindow) Enable() {
 
 func NewGenericWindow(title string, grouptxt string) *GenericWindow {
 	gw := new(GenericWindow)
-	gw.Win = RawBasicWindow(title)
-	gw.Win.Make()
+	// gw.Win = RawBasicWindow(title)
+	gw.Win = gui.RawWindow(title)
+	gw.Win.SetVisable(false)
+	// gw.Win.Make()
 
 	gw.Win.Custom = func() {
 		log.Warn("Found Window close. setting hidden=true")
 		// sets the hidden flag to false so Toggle() works
 		gw.Win.Hide()
 	}
-	gw.Shelf = gw.Win.Box()
+	gw.Shelf = gw.Win.NewHorizontalBox("Shelf")
 	// gw.Shelf.Vertical().SetProgName("ShelfBox")
-	gw.Stack = gw.Shelf.NewVerticalBox("Stackbox")
+	gw.Stack = gw.Shelf.NewVerticalBox("Stack")
 
-	gw.Top = gw.Stack.NewVerticalBox("Stackbox")
-	gw.Middle = gw.Stack.Box()
-	gw.Bottom = gw.Stack.Box()
+	gw.Top = gw.Stack.NewVerticalBox("Top")
+	gw.Middle = gw.Stack.Box().SetProgName("Middle")
+	gw.Bottom = gw.Stack.Box().SetProgName("Bottom")
 
 	gw.Group = gw.Top.NewGroup(grouptxt)