diff --git a/area.go b/area.go
index 1cb8e67..62058d2 100644
--- a/area.go
+++ b/area.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ func findFB(button *ButtonMap) *ButtonMap {
 func makeSplashArea() *AreaHandler {
 	// make this button just to get the default font (but don't display the button)
 	// There should be another way to do this (?)
+	myAH	= new(AreaHandler)
 	newB		:= CreateFontButton("AREA")
 	myAH.FontButton = newB.FB
 
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ func makeSplashArea() *AreaHandler {
 	tmp = findFB(newB)
 	log.Println("makeSplashArea() tmp =", tmp, "newB", newB)
 
-	Data.AllButtons[1].AH = &myAH
+	Data.AllButtons[1].AH = myAH
 
 	time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
 	tmp = findFB(newB)
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ func makeSplashArea() *AreaHandler {
 	} else {
 		log.Println("NOT DEBUGGING AREA mhAH.Button =", myAH.Button)
 	}
-	return &myAH
+	return myAH
 }
 
 func appendWithAttributes(newText *ui.AttributedString, what string, attrs ...ui.Attribute) {
@@ -94,8 +95,9 @@ func (ah AreaHandler) MouseEvent(a *ui.Area, me *ui.AreaMouseEvent) {
 	}
 	if (me.Up == 1) {
 		log.Println("GOT MOUSE UP")
-		log.Println("GOT MOUSE UP")
-		log.Println("GOT MOUSE UP")
+		// log.Println("GOT MOUSE UP ah", ah)
+		log.Println("GOT MOUSE UP ah.FontButton =", ah.FontButton)
+		log.Println("GOT MOUSE UP ah.Button =", ah.Button)
 		mouseClick(ah.Button)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/gui.go b/gui.go
index 58a9bd2..407984f 100644
--- a/gui.go
+++ b/gui.go
@@ -232,11 +232,12 @@ func CreateFontButton(action string) *ButtonMap {
 	var newBM	ButtonMap
 	newBM.Action	= action
 	newBM.FB	= newB
-	newBM.AH	= &myAH
+	newBM.AH	= myAH
 	Data.AllButtons	= append(Data.AllButtons, newBM)
 
 	newB.OnChanged(func (*ui.FontButton) {
-		mouseClick(&newBM)
+		log.Println("FontButton.OnChanged() START mouseClick(&newBM)", &newBM)
+		// mouseClick(&newBM)
 	})
 	return &newBM
 }
diff --git a/splash.go b/splash.go
index 194e556..8558beb 100644
--- a/splash.go
+++ b/splash.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ func ShowSplashBox() *ui.Box {
 	newbox := ui.NewVerticalBox()
 	newbox.SetPadded(true)
 
+	myAH    = new(AreaHandler)
 	newText := makeAttributedString()
 	myAH.Attrstr = newText
 	newAH	:= makeSplashArea()
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index d2d85fb..6b0ee3c 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import pb "git.wit.com/wit/witProtobuf"
 // be the safe way to interact with the GUI
 //
 var Data	GuiDataStructure
-var myAH	AreaHandler
+var myAH	*AreaHandler
 
 type GuiDataStructure struct {
 	State		string
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ type AreaHandler struct{
 	Attrstr		*ui.AttributedString
 	Area		*ui.Area
 	FontButton	*ui.FontButton
-	FB		func () *ButtonMap
+//	FB		func () *ButtonMap
 }
 // AREA STRUCTURES END