diff --git a/digStatus.go b/digStatus.go
index af72227..fd775af 100644
--- a/digStatus.go
+++ b/digStatus.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
-	"strings"
 	"reflect"
 	"errors"
 
@@ -153,6 +152,7 @@ func (ds *digStatus) setIPv6status(s string) {
 	me.digStatus.set(ds.statusAAAA, s)
 }
 
+/*
 func (ds *digStatus) SetIPv6(s string) {
 	if ! ds.Ready() {return}
 	log.Warn("Should SetIPv6() here to", s)
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ func (ds *digStatus) SetIPv6(s string) {
 	me.DnsAAAA.Set(s)
 	// me.digStatus.set(ds.httpGoWitCom, addr)
 }
+*/
 
 func (ds *digStatus) set(a any, s string) {
 	if ! ds.Ready() {return}
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@ func (ds *digStatus) checkLookupDoH(hostname string) bool {
 		s = append(s, addr)
 		status = true
 	}
-	me.digStatus.SetIPv6(strings.Join(s, "\n"))
+	// me.digStatus.SetIPv6(strings.Join(s, "\n"))
 	return status
 }
 
diff --git a/errorBox.go b/errorBox.go
index ea31f6a..0353393 100644
--- a/errorBox.go
+++ b/errorBox.go
@@ -20,25 +20,65 @@ type errorBox struct {
 	l	*gui.Node
 	b	*gui.Node
 
+	fixes	map[string]*anError
+
 	something *gadgets.OneLiner
 }
 
-func NewErrorBox(p *gui.Node, name string) *errorBox {
+type anError struct {
+	kind string // what kind of error is it?
+	ip string
+	status string
+
+	kindLabel *gui.Node
+	ipLabel *gui.Node
+	statusLabel *gui.Node
+	button *gui.Node
+}
+
+func NewErrorBox(p *gui.Node, name string, ip string) *errorBox {
 	var eb *errorBox
 	eb = new(errorBox)
 	eb.parent = p
-	// eb.group = p.NewGroup("eg")
-	// eb.grid = eb.group.NewGrid("labels", 2, 1)
+	eb.group = p.NewGroup(name)
+	eb.grid = eb.group.NewGrid("stuff", 4, 1)
 
-	eb.l = p.NewLabel("click to fix")
-	eb.b = p.NewButton("fix", func() {
-		log.Log(WARN, "should try to fix here")
-	})
-	eb.something = gadgets.NewOneLiner(eb.grid, "something")
+	eb.grid.NewLabel("Type")
+	eb.grid.NewLabel("IP")
+	eb.grid.NewLabel("Status")
+	eb.grid.NewLabel("")
 
+	eb.fixes = make(map[string]*anError)
 	return eb
 }
 
+
+func (eb *errorBox) add(kind string, ip string) bool {
+	tmp := kind + " " + ip
+	if eb.fixes[tmp] != nil {
+		log.Log(WARN, "Error is already here", kind, ip)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	anErr := new(anError)
+	anErr.kind = kind
+
+	anErr.kindLabel = eb.grid.NewLabel(kind)
+	anErr.ipLabel = eb.grid.NewLabel(ip)
+	anErr.statusLabel = eb.grid.NewLabel("")
+	anErr.button = eb.grid.NewButton(kind, func() {
+		log.Log(WARN, "got", kind, "here. IP =", ip)
+		eb.fix(kind, ip)
+	})
+	eb.fixes[tmp] = anErr
+	return false
+}
+
+func (eb *errorBox) fix(name string, ip string) bool {
+	log.Log(WARN, "should try to fix", name, "here. IP =", ip)
+	return false
+}
+
 func (eb *errorBox) update() bool {
 	return false
 }
diff --git a/fix.go b/fix.go
index dc50f65..599a6d8 100644
--- a/fix.go
+++ b/fix.go
@@ -9,6 +9,22 @@ import 	(
 
 func fix() bool {
 	log.Log(CHANGE, "")
+
+	// make and toggle the fixWindow display
+	if me.fixWindow == nil {
+		me.fixWindow = smartwindow.New()
+		me.fixWindow.SetParent(me.myGui)
+		me.fixWindow.Title("fix window")
+		me.fixWindow.SetDraw(drawFixWindow)
+		me.fixWindow.Vertical()
+		me.fixWindow.Make()
+		me.fixWindow.Draw()
+		me.fixWindow.Hide()
+		// me.fixWindow.Draw2()
+		return false
+	}
+	me.fixWindow.Toggle()
+
 	if ! me.statusDNS.Ready() {
 		log.Log(CHANGE, "The IPv6 Control Panel is not Ready() yet")
 		return false
@@ -65,7 +81,9 @@ func fixIPv6dns() bool {
 
 	// remove old DNS entries first
 	for aaaa, _ := range dnsAAAA {
-		if osAAAA[aaaa] == "dns" {
+		if osAAAA[aaaa] == "os" {
+			log.Log(INFO, "DNS AAAA is in     OS", aaaa)
+		} else {
 			broken = true
 			log.Log(INFO, "DNS AAAA is not in OS", aaaa)
 			addToFixWindow("DELETE", aaaa)
@@ -76,8 +94,6 @@ func fixIPv6dns() bool {
 				log.Log(INFO, "Delete AAAA", aaaa, "Failed")
 			}
 			*/
-		} else {
-			log.Log(INFO, "DNS AAAA is in     OS", aaaa)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -127,17 +143,24 @@ func exists(m map[string]bool, s string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+var myErrorBox *errorBox
+
 func addToFixWindow(t string, ip string) {
+	log.Log(INFO, "addToFixWindow() START")
 	if me.fixWindow == nil {
-		me.fixWindow = smartwindow.New()
-		me.fixWindow.SetParent(me.myGui)
-		me.fixWindow.InitWindow()
-		me.fixWindow.Title("fix window")
-		me.fixWindow.SetDraw(drawFixWindow)
-		me.fixWindow.Make()
+		log.Log(WARN, "addToFixWindow() fixWindow == nil. Can't add the error", t, ip)
+		return
 	}
+	if myErrorBox == nil {
+		box := me.fixWindow.Box()
+		myErrorBox = NewErrorBox(box, t, ip)
+	}
+	myErrorBox.add(t, ip)
+	log.Log(INFO, "addToFixWindow() END")
 }
 
 func drawFixWindow(sw *smartwindow.SmartWindow) {
 	log.Log(WARN, "drawFixWindow() START")
+	box := sw.Box()
+	box.NewLabel("test")
 }
diff --git a/gui.go b/gui.go
index 8e5b639..4746f20 100644
--- a/gui.go
+++ b/gui.go
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ package main
 import 	(
 	"time"
 	"os"
-	"strings"
-	"sort"
 
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 
@@ -60,42 +58,6 @@ func debugTab(title string) {
 	me.debug.Hide()
 }
 
-// doesn't actually do any network traffic
-// it just updates the GUI
-func displayDNS() string {
-	var aaaa []string
-	aaaa = append(aaaa, "blah", "more")
-	// h := me.hostname
-	var all string
-	var broken string = "unknown"
-	for _, s := range aaaa {
-		log.Log(STATUS, "host", "fixme", "DNS AAAA =", s, "ipmap[s] =", me.ipmap[s])
-		all += s + "\n"
-		if ( me.ipmap[s] == nil) {
-			log.Warn("THIS IS THE WRONG AAAA DNS ENTRY:  host", "fixme", "DNS AAAA =", s)
-			broken = "wrong AAAA entry"
-		} else {
-			if (broken == "unknown") {
-				broken = "needs update"
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	var a []string
-	a = append(a, "fixme")
-	sort.Strings(a)
-	all = strings.Join(a, "\n")
-	if (all == "") {
-		log.Log(NOW, "THERE IS NOT a real A DNS ENTRY")
-		all = "CNAME ipv6.wit.com"
-	}
-	if (me.DnsA.S != all) {
-		log.Log(NOW, "DnsA.SetText() to:", all)
-		me.DnsA.SetText(all)
-	}
-	return broken
-}
-
 func myDefaultExit(n *gui.Node) {
         log.Println("You can Do exit() things here")
 	os.Exit(0)
@@ -105,15 +67,6 @@ func mainWindow(title string) {
 	me.window = gadgets.NewBasicWindow(me.myGui, title)
 
 	gr := me.window.Box().NewGroup("dns update")
-	grid := gr.NewGrid("gridnuts", 2, 2)
-
-	grid.SetNext(1,1)
-
-	me.hostname = gadgets.NewOneLiner(grid, "hostname =").Set("unknown")
-	me.DnsAAAA = gadgets.NewOneLiner(grid, "DNS AAAA =").Set("unknown")
-
-	grid.NewLabel("DNS A =")
-	me.DnsA = grid.NewLabel("?")
 
 	// This is where you figure out what to do next to fix the problems
 	me.fixButton = gr.NewButton("fix", func () {
@@ -123,16 +76,13 @@ func mainWindow(title string) {
 		}
 		log.Log(CHANGE, "IPv6 WORKED")
 		// update everything here visually for the user
-		hostname := me.statusOS.GetHostname()
-		me.hostname.Set(hostname)
+		// hostname := me.statusOS.GetHostname()
+		// me.hostname.Set(hostname)
 		me.hostnameStatus.Set("WORKING")
 		me.DnsStatus.Set("WORKING")
-		me.fixButton.Disable()
+		// me.fixButton.Disable()
 	})
 
-	grid.Margin()
-	grid.Pad()
-
 	statusGrid(me.window.Box())
 
 	gr = me.window.Box().NewGroup("debugging")
@@ -207,6 +157,7 @@ func updateDNS() {
 
 	// log.Println("digAAAA()")
 
+	/*
 	if me.statusOS.ValidHostname() {
 		var aaaa []string
 		h := me.statusOS.GetHostname()
@@ -216,7 +167,7 @@ func updateDNS() {
 		// log.Println(SPEW, me)
 		if (aaaa == nil) {
 			log.Warn("There are no DNS AAAA records for hostname: ", h)
-			me.DnsAAAA.Set("(none)")
+			// me.DnsAAAA.Set("(none)")
 			if (cloudflare.CFdialog.TypeNode != nil) {
 				cloudflare.CFdialog.TypeNode.SetText("AAAA new")
 			}
@@ -225,34 +176,11 @@ func updateDNS() {
 				cloudflare.CFdialog.NameNode.SetText(h)
 			}
 	
-			/*
-			d := deleteAAA()
-			if (d != "") {
-				if (cloudflare.CFdialog.ValueNode != nil) {
-					cloudflare.CFdialog.ValueNode.SetText(d)
-				}
-			}
-			*/
-//			m := missingAAAA()
-//			if (m != "") {
-//				if (cloudflare.CFdialog.ValueNode != nil) {
-//					cloudflare.CFdialog.ValueNode.SetText(m)
-//				}
-//				/*
-//				 rr := &cloudflare.RRT{
-//					Type:	"AAAA",
-//					Name:	me.hostname,
-//					Ttl:	"Auto",
-//					Proxied:	false,
-//					Content:	m,
-//				}
-//				cloudflare.Update(rr)
-//				*/
-//			}
 		}
 	}
-	status := displayDNS() // update the GUI based on dig results
-	me.DnsStatus.SetText(status)
+	*/
+	// status := displayDNS() // update the GUI based on dig results
+	// me.DnsStatus.SetText(status)
 
 	if me.digStatus.Ready() {
 		if me.digStatus.IPv6() {
diff --git a/linuxstatus/update.go b/linuxstatus/update.go
index 686d799..b304370 100644
--- a/linuxstatus/update.go
+++ b/linuxstatus/update.go
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ func (ls *LinuxStatus) Update() {
 	duration := timeFunction(func () {
 		linuxLoop()
 	})
-	ls.SetSpeed(duration)
+	ls.setSpeed(duration)
 	log.Log(INFO, "Update() END")
 }
 
-func (ls *LinuxStatus) SetSpeed(duration time.Duration) {
+func (ls *LinuxStatus) setSpeed(duration time.Duration) {
 	s := fmt.Sprint(duration)
 	if ls.speedActual == nil {
 		log.Log(WARN, "can't actually warn")
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5988392..e57b4ef 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -157,9 +157,17 @@ func dnsTTL() {
 }
 
 // run update on the LinuxStatus() window
+// also update a few things on the main window
 func linuxLoop() {
 	me.statusOS.Update()
 
+	if me.statusOS.ValidHostname() {
+		if me.hostnameStatus.GetText() != "VALID" {
+			me.hostnameStatus.Set("VALID")
+			me.changed = true
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (me.statusOS.Changed()) {
 		stamp := time.Now().Format("2006/01/02 15:04:05")
 		log.Log(CHANGE, "Network things changed on", stamp)
diff --git a/smartwindow/common.go b/smartwindow/common.go
index 772a790..5c55c34 100644
--- a/smartwindow/common.go
+++ b/smartwindow/common.go
@@ -8,17 +8,15 @@ import 	(
 )
 
 func (sw *SmartWindow) Ready() bool {
-	log.Log(WARN, "Ready() maybe not ready? sw =", sw)
-	if sw == nil {return false}
+	log.Log(INFO, "Ready() START")
 	if sw == nil {return false}
 	if sw.window == nil {return false}
+	log.Log(INFO, "Ready() END sw.ready =", sw.ready)
 	return sw.ready
 }
 
 func (sw *SmartWindow) Initialized() bool {
-	log.Log(WARN, "checking Initialized()")
+	log.Log(INFO, "checking Initialized()")
 	if sw == nil {return false}
-	if sw == nil {return false}
-	if sw.parent == nil {return false}
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/smartwindow/new.go b/smartwindow/new.go
index 016d10b..35e9df5 100644
--- a/smartwindow/new.go
+++ b/smartwindow/new.go
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package smartwindow
 
 import 	(
 	"go.wit.com/log"
-
-	"go.wit.com/gui/gadgets"
 )
 
 func New() *SmartWindow {
@@ -25,8 +23,4 @@ func (sw *SmartWindow) InitWindow() {
 		sw.ready = true
 		return
 	}
-
-	log.Log(WARN, "Creating the Window")
-	sw.window = gadgets.NewBasicWindow(sw.parent, sw.title)
-	sw.ready = true
 }
diff --git a/smartwindow/postReady.go b/smartwindow/postReady.go
index bb3eab8..99349ff 100644
--- a/smartwindow/postReady.go
+++ b/smartwindow/postReady.go
@@ -55,5 +55,24 @@ func (sw *SmartWindow) Toggle() {
 func (sw *SmartWindow) Box() *gui.Node {
 	if ! sw.Ready() {return nil}
 
-	return sw.window.Box()
+	return sw.box
+}
+
+func (sw *SmartWindow) Draw() {
+	if ! sw.Ready() {return}
+
+	log.Log(WARN, "Draw() window ready")
+	sw.window.Draw()
+
+	if sw.vertical {
+		sw.box = sw.window.NewBox("bw vbox", false)
+		log.Log(WARN, "BasicWindow.Custom() made vbox")
+	} else {
+		sw.box = sw.window.NewBox("bw hbox", true)
+		log.Log(WARN, "BasicWindow.Custom() made hbox")
+	}
+	if (sw.populate != nil) {
+		log.Log(WARN, "Make() trying to run Custom sw.populate() here")
+		sw.populate(sw)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/smartwindow/preReady.go b/smartwindow/preReady.go
index 5009d54..0fe23fd 100644
--- a/smartwindow/preReady.go
+++ b/smartwindow/preReady.go
@@ -36,49 +36,37 @@ func (sw *SmartWindow) SetParent(p *gui.Node) {
 }
 
 func (sw *SmartWindow) SetDraw(f func(*SmartWindow)) {
-	if ! sw.Initialized() {return}
-	if sw.Ready() {return}
+	log.Log(WARN, "SetDraw() START")
+	if ! sw.Initialized() {
+		log.Log(WARN, "SetDraw() Failed. sw.Initialized == false")
+		return
+	}
+	if sw.Ready() {
+		log.Log(WARN, "SetDraw() Failed. sw.Ready() == true")
+		return
+	}
 
 	sw.populate = f
+	log.Log(WARN, "SetDraw() END sw.populate is set")
 }
 
 func (sw *SmartWindow) Make() {
 	if ! sw.Initialized() {return}
 	if sw.Ready() {return}
+	log.Log(WARN, "Make() START")
 
-	log.Log(WARN, "Make() window ready =", sw.ready)
-	sw.window.Make()
-	if (sw.populate != nil) {
-		log.Log(WARN, "Make() trying to run Custom sw.populate() here")
-		sw.populate(sw)
+	sw.window = sw.parent.RawWindow(sw.title)
+	sw.window.Custom = func() {
+		log.Warn("BasicWindow.Custom() closed. TODO: handle this", sw.title)
 	}
+	log.Log(WARN, "Make() END sw.window = RawWindow() (not sent to toolkits)")
 	sw.ready = true
 }
 
-func (sw *SmartWindow) Draw() {
-	if ! sw.Initialized() {return}
-	if sw.Ready() {return}
-
-	log.Log(WARN, "Draw() window ready =", sw.ready)
-	sw.window.Draw()
-	if (sw.populate != nil) {
-		log.Log(WARN, "Make() trying to run Custom sw.populate() here")
-		sw.populate(sw)
-	}
-	sw.ready = true
-}
-
-
 func (sw *SmartWindow) Vertical() {
 	if ! sw.Initialized() {return}
 	if sw.Ready() {return}
 
-	log.Log(WARN, "Draw() window ready =", sw.ready)
-	sw.window.Draw()
-	if (sw.populate != nil) {
-		log.Log(WARN, "Make() trying to run Custom sw.populate() here")
-		sw.populate(sw)
-	}
-	sw.ready = true
+	log.Log(WARN, "Vertical() setting vertical = true")
+	sw.vertical = true
 }
-
diff --git a/smartwindow/structs.go b/smartwindow/structs.go
index d70ea3c..ac0bea7 100644
--- a/smartwindow/structs.go
+++ b/smartwindow/structs.go
@@ -2,19 +2,19 @@ package smartwindow
 
 import (
 	"go.wit.com/gui/gui"
-	"go.wit.com/gui/gadgets"
 )
 
 type SmartWindow struct {
 	ready	bool	// track if the window is ready
 	hidden	bool	// track if the window is hidden from the toolkits
 	changed	bool	// track if something changed in the window
+	vertical bool
 
 	title	string	// what the user sees as the name
 	name	string	// the programatic name aka: "CALANDAR"
 
 	parent	*gui.Node // where to place the window if you try to draw it
-	window	*gadgets.BasicWindow // the underlying BasicWindow
+	window	*gui.Node // the underlying window
 	box	*gui.Node // the box inside the window // get this from BasicWindow() ?
 
 	populate func(*SmartWindow) // the function to generate the widgets
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index f7f6411..2408dbb 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type Host struct {
 	digStatus	*digStatus		// window of the results of DNS lookups
 
 	hostnameStatus	*gui.Node		// a summary for the user of where things are
-	hostname	*gadgets.OneLiner	// the hostname grabbed from gadget.linuxStatus
+	// hostname	*gadgets.OneLiner	// the hostname grabbed from gadget.linuxStatus
 
 	artificialSleep float64	`default:"0.7"`	// artificial sleep on startup
 	artificialS     string 	`default:"abc"`	// artificial sleep on startup
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ type Host struct {
 
 	// DNS stuff
 	DnsAPI		*gui.Node		// what DNS API to use?
-	DnsAAAA		*gadgets.OneLiner	// the actual DNS AAAA results
-	DnsA		*gui.Node		// the actual DNS A results (ignore for status since mostly never happens?)
 	DnsStatus	*gui.Node		// the current state of DNS
 	DnsSpeed	*gui.Node		// 'FAST', 'OK', 'SLOW', etc
 	DnsSpeedActual	*gui.Node		// the last actual duration