diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3402f85..bf089d3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-all:
+all: goimports vet
 	@echo
 	@echo This defines the primitive widgets
 	@echo
@@ -19,3 +19,7 @@ redomod:
 	rm -f go.*
 	GO111MODULE= go mod init
 	GO111MODULE= go mod tidy
+
+vet:
+	@GO111MODULE=off go vet
+	@echo this go library builds okay
diff --git a/action.go b/action.go
index 31ed5ab..84a71b0 100644
--- a/action.go
+++ b/action.go
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ type Action struct {
 	WidgetId int
 	ParentId int
 
-	State	State
+	State State
 
 	// Text string  // what is visable to the user
-	ProgName string  // a name useful for programming
+	ProgName string // a name useful for programming
 
 	// most primitive widgets just store a single thing
-	Value	any
+	Value any
 
 	// how to arrange widgets
 	Direction Orientation
@@ -23,25 +23,25 @@ type Action struct {
 	// These must be unique
 	Strings []string
 
-	Range	RangeType
+	Range RangeType
 
 	// RETHINK / REDO EVERYTHING BELOW HERE
 	// This is used for things like a slider(0,100)
-	X      int
-	Y      int
+	X int
+	Y int
 
 	// This is for the grid size & widget position
-	W      int
-	H      int
-	AtW    int
-	AtH    int
+	W   int
+	H   int
+	AtW int
+	AtH int
 
 	// Put space around elements to improve look & feel
 	// Margin	bool avoided due to use of action types
 	// Pad	bool
 
 	// Make widgets fill up the space available
-	Expand	bool
+	Expand bool
 }
 
 type ActionType int // Add, SetText, Click, Hide, Append, Delete, etc
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ const (
 	Append
 	Move
 	Dump
-	User // the user did something (mouse, keyboard, etc)
-	ToolkitLoad // attempts to load a new toolkit
-	ToolkitInit // initializes the toolkit
+	User         // the user did something (mouse, keyboard, etc)
+	ToolkitLoad  // attempts to load a new toolkit
+	ToolkitInit  // initializes the toolkit
 	ToolkitClose // closes the toolkit
 	ToolkitPanic
 	Heartbeat
 	CloseWindow
-	UserQuit // the user closed the GUI
+	UserQuit    // the user closed the GUI
 	EnableDebug // open the debugging window
 )
 
diff --git a/doc.go b/doc.go
index 99f99fd..d1f5c79 100644
--- a/doc.go
+++ b/doc.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ There are lots of issues when supporting multiple toolkit plugin
 geometries. The geometries vary widely especially between the
 graphical displays and the serial console ones.  [Graphical Widget](http://en.wikipedia.org/Graphical_Widget)
 
-
 	To simplyfy this, we stick to using the concepts:
 
 	------------------------------        ^
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@ Horizontal  means layout widgets like books on a bookshelf
 	---------------------------------
 
 Vertical    means layout widgets like books in a stack
+
 	----------
 	| Widget |
 	----------
diff --git a/geom.go b/geom.go
index f76ea34..a4688db 100644
--- a/geom.go
+++ b/geom.go
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 package widget
 
 type Geom struct {
-	Left any
-	Right any
-	Top any
+	Left   any
+	Right  any
+	Top    any
 	Bottom any
 }
 
 type Size struct {
-	Width any
+	Width  any
 	Height any
 }
 
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Horizontal  means layout widgets like books on a bookshelf
 	---------------------------------
 
 Vertical    means layout widgets like books in a stack
+
 	----------
 	| Widget |
 	----------
@@ -51,5 +52,4 @@ func (s Orientation) String() string {
 	default:
 		return "Horizontal"
 	}
-	return "Horizontal"
 }
diff --git a/grid.go b/grid.go
index 0adedff..11048b4 100644
--- a/grid.go
+++ b/grid.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ package widget
 // --------------------------------------
 
 type GridSize struct {
-	Width int
+	Width  int
 	Height int
 }
 
diff --git a/range.go b/range.go
index b110cb8..e9ca1e1 100644
--- a/range.go
+++ b/range.go
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ package widget
 // seem to be a good idea to use 'type any' here as it
 // just makes things more complicated for no good reason
 type RangeType struct {
-	Low int
+	Low  int
 	High int
 }
diff --git a/reflect.go b/reflect.go
index c2d301a..f2c753d 100644
--- a/reflect.go
+++ b/reflect.go
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ func GetString(A any) string {
 		// log.Warn("getString uknown kind", k, "value =", A)
 		return ""
 	}
-	return ""
 }
 
 // work like unix os.Exec() ? everything other than 0 is false
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@ func GetBool(A any) bool {
 		// log.Warn("getString uknown kind", k, "value =", A)
 		return false
 	}
-	return false
 }
 
 // work like unix? everything other than 0 is false
@@ -121,5 +119,4 @@ func GetInt(A any) int {
 		// log.Warn("getString uknown kind", k, "value =", A)
 		return -1
 	}
-	return -1
 }
diff --git a/state.go b/state.go
index 7b7c7d8..c81ccf4 100644
--- a/state.go
+++ b/state.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package widget
 
+// TODO: redo this with protocol buffers
+
 // This is the state of the widget
 
 // The whole state of the widget is sent
@@ -11,14 +13,14 @@ package widget
 // just makes things more complicated for no good reason
 type State struct {
 	// This is a unmodifiable string that is displayed to the user.
-	Label	string
+	Label string
 
 	// most primitive widgets just store a single thing
 	// it is the default value
-	DefaultS	string
-	CurrentS	string
-	CurrentI	int
-	NewString	string
+	DefaultS  string
+	CurrentS  string
+	CurrentI  int
+	NewString string
 
 	// most primitive widgets just store a single thing
 	// it is the default value
@@ -64,19 +66,19 @@ type State struct {
 	Strings []string
 
 	// for widgets that use a range
-	Range	RangeType
+	Range RangeType
 
-	Geom	Geom
-	Size	Size
+	Geom Geom
+	Size Size
 
-	GridSize GridSize
+	GridSize   GridSize
 	GridOffset GridOffset
 
 	// This is for the grid size & widget position
-	W      int
-	H      int
-	AtW    int
-	AtH    int
+	W   int
+	H   int
+	AtW int
+	AtH int
 
 	// a name useful for programming and the debugger.
 	// It is not intended to be displayed to the user
diff --git a/widget.go b/widget.go
index e80d113..6b9849b 100644
--- a/widget.go
+++ b/widget.go
@@ -17,30 +17,30 @@ type WidgetType int // Button, Menu, Checkbox, etc.
 
 const (
 	Unknown WidgetType = iota + 1
-	Root	// the master 'root' node of the binary tree
-	Flag	// used to send configuration values to plugins
-	Window	// in certain gui's (ncurses), these are tabs
-	Tab	// internally, this is a window
-	Frame	// deprecate?
-	Grid	// like drawers in a chest
-	Group	// like the 'Appetizers' section on a menu
-	Box	// a vertical or horizontal stack of widgets
+	Root               // the master 'root' node of the binary tree
+	Flag               // used to send configuration values to plugins
+	Window             // in certain gui's (ncurses), these are tabs
+	Tab                // internally, this is a window
+	Frame              // deprecate?
+	Grid               // like drawers in a chest
+	Group              // like the 'Appetizers' section on a menu
+	Box                // a vertical or horizontal stack of widgets
 	Button
 	Checkbox // select 'on' or 'off'
 	Dropdown
 	Combobox // dropdown with edit=true
 	Label
-	Textbox	// is this a Label with edit=true
-	Slider // like a progress bar
-	Spinner // like setting the oven temperature
+	Textbox   // is this a Label with edit=true
+	Slider    // like a progress bar
+	Spinner   // like setting the oven temperature
 	Separator // TODO
-	Image // TODO
-	Area // TODO
-	Form // TODO
-	Font // TODO
-	Color // TODO
-	Dialog // TODO
-	Stdout // can be used to capture and display log output
+	Image     // TODO
+	Area      // TODO
+	Form      // TODO
+	Font      // TODO
+	Color     // TODO
+	Dialog    // TODO
+	Stdout    // can be used to capture and display log output
 )
 
 func (s WidgetType) String() string {