diff --git a/gui-accountPage.go b/gui-accountPage.go
index 750b872..0152d48 100644
--- a/gui-accountPage.go
+++ b/gui-accountPage.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import "git.wit.com/wit/gui"
 func makeCloudInfoBox(gw *gui.GuiWindow) {
 	log.Println("makeCloudInfoBox() START gw =", gw)
 
-	gw = gui.InitGuiWindow(gui.Data.Config, "makeCloudInfoBox() Box23", gw)
+	gw = gui.InitGuiWindow("makeCloudInfoBox() Box23", gw)
 	box := gui.AddGenericBox(gw, "makeCloudInfoBox")
 
 	log.Println("makeCloudInfoBox() START GW IS NOW: gw =", gw)
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func makeCloudInfoBox(gw *gui.GuiWindow) {
 
 	gui.NewLabel(box, "Hostname:")
 
-	tmp := gui.Data.Hostname + " (" + gui.Data.IPv6 + ")"
+	tmp := config.Hostname + " (" + config.IPv6 + ")"
 	gui.MakeEntryHbox(box, "hostname:", tmp, true, "Hostname")
 
 	for key, a := range config.Accounts {
diff --git a/gui-splashPage.go b/gui-splashPage.go
index 398cac9..b7e13e3 100644
--- a/gui-splashPage.go
+++ b/gui-splashPage.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func showSplashBox(gw *gui.GuiWindow) *gui.GuiBox {
 
 	gui.NewLabel(box, "Version: " + VERSION)
 
-	if (config.Debug) {
+	if (gui.Config.Debug) {
 		gui.NewLabel(box, "git rev-list: " + GITCOMMIT)
 		gui.NewLabel(box, "go build version: " + GOVERSION)
 		gui.NewLabel(box, "build date: " + BUILDTIME)
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func splashClick(b *gui.GuiButton) {
 		return
 	}
 	// if there is not an account, then go to 'make account'
-	gw = gui.InitGuiWindow(config, "splashClick() Box22", gw)
+	gw = gui.InitGuiWindow("splashClick() Box22", gw)
 	gw.UiTab.Delete(0)
 
 	log.Println("addSubdomainQuestionBox() START")
diff --git a/gui-vmPage.go b/gui-vmPage.go
index ac51325..d01c4f2 100644
--- a/gui-vmPage.go
+++ b/gui-vmPage.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func createAddVmBox(b *gui.GuiButton) {
 	// gw.BoxMap["ADD VM" + name] = box
 
 	txt := "ADD VM " + name
-	gw = gui.InitGuiWindow(config, txt, gw)
+	gw = gui.InitGuiWindow(txt, gw)
 	box := gui.AddGenericBox(gw, name)
 
 	// Add hostname entry box
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func createVmBox(gw *gui.GuiWindow, vm *pb.Event_VM) {
 	log.Println("CreateVmBox() gw =", gw)
 
 	txt := "createVmBox() " + vm.Name
-	gw = gui.InitGuiWindow(config, txt, gw)
+	gw = gui.InitGuiWindow(txt, gw)
 	box := gui.AddGenericBox(gw, vm.Name)
 
 	// Add hostname entry box
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 7b8af65..1532adf 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 import "log"
 import "os"
 import "time"
-import "os/user"
 // import "reflect"
 
 // this is the king of dns libraries
@@ -87,8 +86,6 @@ func main() {
 	for key, foo := range config.Accounts  {
 		log.Println("FOUND ACCOUNT = ", key, foo)
 	}
-	// pass a pointer to the config so the gui can access it
-	gui.Data.Config = config
 
 	initChannel()
 	go processEvents()
@@ -96,36 +93,28 @@ func main() {
 	go gorillaDial("v000185.testing.com.customers.wprod.wit.com:9000")
 	go gui.WatchGUI()
 
-	user, err := user.Current()
-	if err != nil {
-		onExit(err)
-	}
-
 	// use this to discover what the OS thinks it's hostname is
 	// seems to be cross platform (?)
 	// Windows: WMIC computersystem where caption='current_pc_name' rename new_pc_name
 	hostname := FqdnGet()
 	log.Println("fqdn.Get() = ", hostname)
-	gui.Data.Hostname	= hostname
+	config.Hostname	= hostname
 
 	// this is a recursive dig for the AAAA record
 	// TODO: check for dns hijacking
 	ipAAAA := lookupAAAA(hostname)
-	gui.Data.IPv6		= ipAAAA
+	config.IPv6		= ipAAAA
 
 	gui.Data.MouseClick     = mainMouseClick
-	gui.Data.HomeDir	= user.HomeDir
+
+	gui.Config.Width	= int(config.Width)
+	gui.Config.Height	= int(config.Height)
 
 	// Set output debugging level
-	gui.Data.Debug		= config.Debug
-	gui.Data.DebugTable	= config.Debugtable
-	log.Println("gui.Data.Debug = ", gui.Data.Debug)
-	log.Println("gui.Data.DebugTable = ", gui.Data.DebugTable)
-
-	// Current User
-	log.Println("Hi " + user.Name + " (id: " + user.Uid + ")")
-	log.Println("Username: " + user.Username)
-	log.Println("Home Dir: " + user.HomeDir)
+	gui.Config.Debug	= config.Debug
+	gui.Config.DebugTable	= config.Debugtable
+	log.Println("gui.Config.Debug = ", gui.Config.Debug)
+	log.Println("gui.Config.DebugTable = ", gui.Config.DebugTable)
 
 	// Get "Real" User under sudo.
 	// More Info: https://stackoverflow.com/q/29733575/402585
@@ -133,7 +122,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	// make this the main loop in an attempt to figure out the crashes
 	// do not change this until the GUI is stable
-	gui.StartNewWindow(config, false, "SPLASH", showSplashBox)
+	gui.StartNewWindow(false, "SPLASH", showSplashBox)
 }
 
 //
@@ -145,7 +134,7 @@ func main() {
 // In debugging mode, always panic() and never try to recover()
 //
 func r() {
-	if (gui.Data.Debug == false) {
+	if (gui.Config.Debug == false) {
 		if r := recover(); r != nil {
 			log.Println("recover() SOMETHING IS REALLY BROKEN r =", r)
 			log.Println("recover() SOMETHING IS REALLY BROKEN r =", r)