diff --git a/generateGui.go b/generateGui.go
index 74403ca..ff113fd 100644
--- a/generateGui.go
+++ b/generateGui.go
@@ -193,15 +193,20 @@ func guiMain(w io.Writer, FRUITS string, FRUIT string) {
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	return sf")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "}")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "func (t *"+FRUITS+"Table) AddTimeFunc(title string, f func(*"+FRUIT+") time.Time) *"+FRUIT+"TimeFunc {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "func (t *"+FRUITS+"Table) AddTimeFunc(title string, f func(*"+FRUIT+") any) *"+FRUIT+"AnyFunc {")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	t.pb.Order = append(t.pb.Order, title)")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	sf := new("+FRUIT+"TimeFunc)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	sf := new("+FRUIT+"AnyFunc)")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	sf.title = title")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	sf.f = f")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	sf.order = t.order")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	sf.attr = new(guipb.ColAttr)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	sf.attr.Width = int32(sf.Width)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	sf.attr.Type = guipb.ColAttr_TIME")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	t.order += 1")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	t.timeFuncs = append(t.timeFuncs, sf)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	// t.timeFuncs = append(t.timeFuncs, sf)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	t.anyFuncs = append(t.anyFuncs, sf)")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	return sf")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "}")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
@@ -264,11 +269,12 @@ func guiMain(w io.Writer, FRUITS string, FRUIT string) {
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "}")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "type "+FRUIT+"AnyFunc struct {")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	title string")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	f     func(*"+FRUIT+") any")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	title  string")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	f      func(*"+FRUIT+") any")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	Custom func(*"+FRUIT+")")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	order int")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	Width int")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	order  int")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	Width  int")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	attr   *guipb.ColAttr")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "}")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "type "+FRUITS+"Table struct {")
@@ -279,7 +285,7 @@ func guiMain(w io.Writer, FRUITS string, FRUIT string) {
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	stringFuncs []*"+FRUIT+"StringFunc")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	intFuncs    []*"+FRUIT+"IntFunc")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	timeFuncs   []*"+FRUIT+"TimeFunc")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	// timeFuncs   []*"+FRUIT+"TimeFunc")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	buttonFuncs []*"+FRUIT+"ButtonFunc")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	anyFuncs    []*"+FRUIT+"AnyFunc")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
@@ -359,6 +365,7 @@ func guiStringFuncs(w io.Writer, ZOOPB string, FRUITS string, FRUIT string) {
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	return false")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "}")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "/*")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "func (mt *"+FRUITS+"Table) doTimeFunc(name string) bool {")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	for _, sf := range mt.timeFuncs {")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		if sf.title != name {")
@@ -383,6 +390,34 @@ func guiStringFuncs(w io.Writer, ZOOPB string, FRUITS string, FRUIT string) {
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	}")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	return false")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "*/")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "func (mt *"+FRUITS+"Table) doAnyFunc(name string) bool {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	for _, sf := range mt.anyFuncs {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		if sf.title != name {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			continue")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		r := new(guipb.AnyCol)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		r.Header = new(guipb.Widget)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		r.Header.Name = name")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		r.Attr = new(guipb.ColAttr)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		r.Attr.Width = int32(sf.Width)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		r.Attr.Type = guipb.ColAttr_TIME")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		for m := range mt.x.IterAll() {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			t := sf.f(m)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			var goTime time.Time")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			goTime = t.(time.Time)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			tsProto := timestamppb.New(goTime)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			anyProto, err := anypb.New(tsProto)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			_ = err      // do something with err someday (?)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			r.Vals = append(r.Vals, anyProto)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		mt.pb.AnyCols = append(mt.pb.AnyCols, r)")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		return true")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	return false")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "}")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "func (mt *"+FRUITS+"Table) MakeTable() {")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	for _, name := range mt.pb.Order {")
@@ -392,10 +427,13 @@ func guiStringFuncs(w io.Writer, ZOOPB string, FRUITS string, FRUIT string) {
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		if mt.doIntFunc(name) {")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			continue")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		}")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		if mt.doTimeFunc(name) {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		// if mt.doTimeFunc(name) {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		// 	continue")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		// }")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		if mt.doButtonFunc(name) {")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			continue")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		}")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		if mt.doButtonFunc(name) {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		if mt.doAnyFunc(name) {")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			continue")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		}")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	}")
@@ -445,9 +483,9 @@ func guiUpdate(w io.Writer, FRUITS string, FRUIT string) {
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		if mt.updateStringFunc(name) {")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			continue")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		}")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		if mt.updateTimeFunc(name) {")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			continue")
-	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		// if mt.updateTimeFunc(name) {")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		// 	continue")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		// }")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		/*")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			if mt.updateIntFunc(name) {")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "				continue")
@@ -517,6 +555,7 @@ func guiUpdate(w io.Writer, FRUITS string, FRUIT string) {
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		log.Info(\"did not find time row\", name)")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		return false")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	/*")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	for _, sf := range mt.timeFuncs {")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		if sf.title != name {")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "			continue")
@@ -530,6 +569,7 @@ func guiUpdate(w io.Writer, FRUITS string, FRUIT string) {
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		// log.Info(\"virtpb: ending\", name, found.Vals)")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "		return true")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	}")
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	*/")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "	return false")
 	fmt.Fprintln(w, "}")
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5f7f6d4..e879de4 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ func main() {
 			badExit(err)
 		}
 	}
+	log.Info("")
+	log.Info("you may have to run 'goimport -w *.go' on the new *pb.go files")
+	log.Info("")
 }
 
 func okExit(s string) {