diff --git a/table.go b/table.go
index 8dc2fdc..a8adf35 100644
--- a/table.go
+++ b/table.go
@@ -39,15 +39,10 @@ type modelHandler struct {
 	libUIevent 	 	func(*modelHandler, *ui.TableModel, int, int, ui.TableValue)
 }
 
-func initValues(mh *modelHandler) {
+func initBTcolor(mh *modelHandler) {
         img[0] = ui.NewImage(16, 16)
         img[1] = ui.NewImage(16, 16)
 
-	mh.generatedColumnTypes = append(mh.generatedColumnTypes, ui.TableColor{})
-	mh.generatedColumnTypes = append(mh.generatedColumnTypes, ui.TableString(""))
-	mh.generatedColumnTypes = append(mh.generatedColumnTypes, ui.TableColor{})
-	mh.generatedColumnTypes = append(mh.generatedColumnTypes, ui.TableString("test"))
-	mh.generatedColumnTypes = append(mh.generatedColumnTypes, ui.TableString(""))
 	mh.generatedColumnTypes = append(mh.generatedColumnTypes, ui.TableColor{})
 
 	for i := 0; i < mh.rowcount; i++ {
@@ -61,7 +56,17 @@ func initValues(mh *modelHandler) {
 			mh.rows[i].cells[0].value = ui.TableColor{0.1, 0.1, 0.1, .1}
 			mh.rows[i].cells[0].name = "BG"
 		}
+	}
+}
 
+func initValues(mh *modelHandler) {
+	mh.generatedColumnTypes = append(mh.generatedColumnTypes, ui.TableString(""))
+	mh.generatedColumnTypes = append(mh.generatedColumnTypes, ui.TableColor{})
+	mh.generatedColumnTypes = append(mh.generatedColumnTypes, ui.TableString("test"))
+	mh.generatedColumnTypes = append(mh.generatedColumnTypes, ui.TableString(""))
+	mh.generatedColumnTypes = append(mh.generatedColumnTypes, ui.TableColor{})
+
+	for i := 0; i < mh.rowcount; i++ {
 		// text for Column 0
 		mh.rows[i].cells[1].value = ui.TableString(fmt.Sprintf("fun %d", i))
 		mh.rows[i].cells[1].name = "EDIT"
@@ -73,32 +78,20 @@ func initValues(mh *modelHandler) {
 		// set the button text for Column 1
 		mh.rows[i].cells[3].value = ui.TableString(fmt.Sprintf("awesome %d", i))
 		mh.rows[i].cells[3].name = "BUTTON"
-
-
-/*
-		// text for Column 2
-		mh.rows[i].cells[4].value = ui.TableString(fmt.Sprintf("color %d", i))
-		mh.rows[i].cells[4].name = "EDIT"
-
-		// text color for Column 2
-		mh.rows[i].cells[5].value = ui.TableColor{0.9, 0, 0, 1}
-		mh.rows[i].cells[5].name = "COLOR"
-
-		// text for Column 3
-		mh.rows[i].cells[6].value = ui.TableString(fmt.Sprintf("imgcolor %d", i))
-
-		// image for Column 3
-		mh.rows[i].cells[7].value = ui.TableImage{img[0]}
-		mh.rows[i].cells[7].name = "IMAGE"
-
-		// text color for Column 3
-		mh.rows[i].cells[8].value = ui.TableColor{0.9, 0, 0, 1}
-		mh.rows[i].cells[8].name = "COLOR"
-*/
 	}
 }
 
-func initColorColumn(mh *modelHandler, stringID int, colorID int, junk string, color ui.TableColor) {
+func initButtonColumn(mh *modelHandler, buttonID int, junk string) {
+	mh.generatedColumnTypes = append(mh.generatedColumnTypes, ui.TableString(""))
+
+	for i := 0; i < mh.rowcount; i++ {
+		// set the button text for Column ?
+		mh.rows[i].cells[buttonID].value = ui.TableString(fmt.Sprintf("%s %d", junk, i))
+		mh.rows[i].cells[buttonID].name = "BUTTON"
+	}
+}
+
+func initTextColorColumn(mh *modelHandler, stringID int, colorID int, junk string, color ui.TableColor) {
 	mh.generatedColumnTypes = append(mh.generatedColumnTypes, ui.TableString(""))
 	mh.generatedColumnTypes = append(mh.generatedColumnTypes, ui.TableColor{})
 
@@ -113,9 +106,18 @@ func initColorColumn(mh *modelHandler, stringID int, colorID int, junk string, c
 		mh.rows[i].cells[colorID].value = color
 		mh.rows[i].cells[colorID].name = "COLOR"
 	}
+}
 
-	// this causes a segfault?
-	// mh.rowcount = mh.rowcount + 2
+func initTextColumn(mh *modelHandler, stringID int, junk string) {
+	mh.generatedColumnTypes = append(mh.generatedColumnTypes, ui.TableString(""))
+
+	for i := 0; i < mh.rowcount; i++ {
+		log.Println("i=",i)
+
+		// text for Column ?
+		mh.rows[i].cells[stringID].value = ui.TableString(fmt.Sprintf("%s %d", junk, i))
+		mh.rows[i].cells[stringID].name = "EDIT"
+	}
 }
 
 func newModelHandler(rowcount int) *modelHandler {
@@ -129,26 +131,29 @@ func newModelHandler(rowcount int) *modelHandler {
 
 	mh.rows      = make([]rowData, mh.rowcount)
 
+	initBTcolor(mh)
 	initValues(mh)
-
-	color := ui.TableColor{0.0, 0.9, 0.4, 1}
-	initColorColumn(mh, 4, 5, "jwc45blah", color)
-
-	color = ui.TableColor{0.3, 0.1, 0.9, 1}
-	initColorColumn(mh, 6, 7, "jwc67blah", color)
+	initTextColorColumn(mh, 4, 5, "jwc45blah", ui.TableColor{0.0, 0.9, 0.4, 1})
+	initTextColorColumn(mh, 6, 7, "jwc67blah", ui.TableColor{0.3, 0.1, 0.9, 1})
+	initTextColumn(mh, 8, "jwc8blah")
+	// initButtonColumn(mh, 9, "but9ton")
 
 	log.Println("Called newModelHandler() with mh=", mh)
 	spew.Dump(mh)
 	return mh
 }
 
-func appendColorColumn(mh *modelHandler, table *ui.Table, stringID int, colorID int, columnName string) {
+func appendTextColorColumn(mh *modelHandler, table *ui.Table, stringID int, colorID int, columnName string) {
 	table.AppendTextColumn(columnName, stringID, ui.TableModelColumnAlwaysEditable,
 		&ui.TableTextColumnOptionalParams{
 			ColorModelColumn:               colorID,
 	});
 }
 
+func appendTextColumn(mh *modelHandler, table *ui.Table, stringID int, columnName string) {
+	table.AppendTextColumn(columnName, stringID, ui.TableModelColumnAlwaysEditable, nil)
+}
+
 func makeTable(name string, rowcount int, row1Name string) (*ui.Table, *modelHandler, *ui.TableModel) {
 	mh := newModelHandler(rowcount)
 	mh.name = name
@@ -163,8 +168,10 @@ func makeTable(name string, rowcount int, row1Name string) (*ui.Table, *modelHan
 	table.AppendTextColumn(row1Name, 1, ui.TableModelColumnAlwaysEditable, nil)
 	table.AppendButtonColumn("Details", 3, ui.TableModelColumnAlwaysEditable)
 
-	appendColorColumn(mh, table, 4, 5, "testcolor")
-	appendColorColumn(mh, table, 6, 7, "appendTest")
+	appendTextColorColumn(mh, table, 4, 5, "testcolor")
+	appendTextColorColumn(mh, table, 6, 7, "appendTest")
+	appendTextColumn(mh, table, 8, "jwc8col")
+	// table.AppendButtonColumn("button9", 9, ui.TableModelColumnAlwaysEditable)
 
 	return table, mh, model
 }