diff --git a/examples/drawtext/hittest.c b/examples/drawtext/hittest.c
index ce0685d1..a8092b47 100644
--- a/examples/drawtext/hittest.c
+++ b/examples/drawtext/hittest.c
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #include "drawtext.h"
 
 // TODO double-check ligatures on all platforms to make sure we can place the cursor at the right place
-// TODO the hiding and showing does not work properly on GTK+
 // TODO using the arrow keys allows us to walk back to the end of the line on some platforms (TODO which?); IIRC arrow keys shouldn't do that
 // TODO make sure to check the cursor positions of RTL on all platforms
 
diff --git a/ui_unix.h b/ui_unix.h
index 23269186..ed019260 100644
--- a/ui_unix.h
+++ b/ui_unix.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ _UI_EXTERN void uiUnixControlSetContainer(uiUnixControl *, GtkContainer *, gbool
 	{ \
 		if (!uiUnixControl(c)->addedBefore) { \
 			g_object_ref_sink(type(c)->widget); /* our own reference, which we release in Destroy() */ \
+			/* massive hack notes: without any of this, nothing gets shown when we show a window; without the if, all things get shown even if some were explicitly hidden (TODO why don't we just show everything except windows on create? */ \
 			/*TODO*/if(!uiUnixControl(c)->explicitlyHidden) gtk_widget_show(type(c)->widget); \
 			uiUnixControl(c)->addedBefore = TRUE; \
 		} \