diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3c55c85..6dce3b4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ all: build
 
 build:
 ifeq ($(GO111MODULE),)
-	echo no. you must use GO111MODULE here
+	echo no. you must use GO111MODULE to build here
 	false
 else
 	-rm -f basicwindow
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@ else
 endif
 
 stderr: build
-	echo "writing to /tmp/basicwindow.stderr"
-	./basicwindow >/tmp/basicwindow.stderr 2>&1
+	echo "writing to /tmp/basicwindow.out"
+	./basicwindow >/tmp/basicwindow.out 2>&1
 
-push:
-	git add --all
-	git commit -a
-	git push
+gocui:
+	./basicwindow --gui gocui >/tmp/basicwindow.out 2>&1
+
+goimports:
+	goimports -w *.go
 
 redomod:
 	rm -f go.*
diff --git a/debugger.go b/debugger.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..116d549
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debugger.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package main
+
+/*
+	enables GUI options and the debugger in your application
+*/
+
+import (
+	"go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/debugger"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+var args struct {
+}
+
+func init() {
+	arg.MustParse(&args)
+
+	if debugger.ArgDebug() {
+		log.Info("cmd line --debugger == true")
+		go func() {
+			log.Sleep(2)
+			debugger.DebugWindow()
+		}()
+	}
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 66e7064..5aa8ef8 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func main() {
 
 // This initializes the first window and some widgets
 func helloworld() {
-	mainWindow = myGui.NewWindow("hello world").SetProgName("BASEWIN1")
+	mainWindow = myGui.NewWindow("primary helloworld window").SetProgName("BASEWIN1")
 
 	box := mainWindow.NewBox("vbox", false)
 	group := box.NewGroup("choices")