diff --git a/common.go b/common.go
index 7430f98..c6397fa 100644
--- a/common.go
+++ b/common.go
@@ -33,13 +33,19 @@ func (n *Node) Hide() *Node {
 	if ! n.Ready() { return n }
 	if n.Hidden() { return n }
 
+
 	if n.WidgetType == widget.Window {
 		log.Warn("Hide on a window", n.progname)
 		log.Warn("this needs to do TestDestroy() ?")
+		n.Destroy()
+		n.hidden = true
+		n.changed = true
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	n.hidden = true
 	n.changed = true
+
 	// inform the toolkits
 	sendAction(n, widget.Hide)
 	return n
@@ -73,6 +79,18 @@ func (n *Node) Disable() *Node {
 	return n
 }
 
+func (n *Node) Destroy() {
+	if ! n.Ready() { return }
+	// if ! n.enabled { return }
+
+	n.enabled = false
+	n.changed = true
+
+	// inform the toolkits
+	sendAction(n, widget.Delete)
+	return
+}
+
 
 // add a new text string to widgets that support
 // multiple string values
@@ -128,17 +146,17 @@ func (n *Node) GetBool() bool {
 }
 
 // should get the reference name used for programming and debugging
-func (n *Node) SetProgName(s string) {
-	if ! n.Ready() { return }
+func (n *Node) SetProgName(s string) *Node {
+	if ! n.Ready() { return n }
 
 	if n.progname == s {
 		// don't do anything since nothing changed
-		return
+		return n
 	}
 
 	n.changed = true
 	n.progname = s
-	return
+	return n
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index af0bf43..e41e5dc 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ go 1.21.4
 require (
 	go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg v1.4.5
 	go.wit.com/gui/widget v1.1.3
-	go.wit.com/log v0.5.3
+	go.wit.com/log v0.5.4
 )
 
 require (
 	go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/scalar v1.2.1 // indirect
-	go.wit.com/dev/davecgh/spew v1.1.3 // indirect
+	go.wit.com/dev/davecgh/spew v1.1.4 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0e09894..99987ba 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg v1.4.5 h1:asDx5f9IlfpknKjPBqqb2qndE91Pbo7ZDkWUgddfM
 go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/arg v1.4.5/go.mod h1:wnWc+c6z8kSdDKYriMf6RpM+FiXmo5RYp/t4FNi0MU0=
 go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/scalar v1.2.1 h1:loXOcbVnd+8YeJRLey+XXidecBiedMDO00zQ26TvKNs=
 go.wit.com/dev/alexflint/scalar v1.2.1/go.mod h1:+rYsfxqdI2cwA8kJ7GCMwWbNJvfvWUurOCXLiwdTtSs=
-go.wit.com/dev/davecgh/spew v1.1.3 h1:hqnB5qsPgC2cLZaJXqQJspQ5n/Ugry9kyL3tLk0hVzQ=
-go.wit.com/dev/davecgh/spew v1.1.3/go.mod h1:sihvWmnQ/09FWplnEmozt90CCVqBtGuPXM811tgfhFA=
+go.wit.com/dev/davecgh/spew v1.1.4 h1:C9hj/rjlUpdK+E6aroyLjCbS5MFcyNUOuP1ICLWdNek=
+go.wit.com/dev/davecgh/spew v1.1.4/go.mod h1:sihvWmnQ/09FWplnEmozt90CCVqBtGuPXM811tgfhFA=
 go.wit.com/gui/widget v1.1.3 h1:GvLzGSOF9tfmoh6HNbFdN+NSlBo2qeS/Ba2TnQQ1A1U=
 go.wit.com/gui/widget v1.1.3/go.mod h1:A6/FaiFQtAHTjgo7c4FrokXe6bXX1Cowo35b2Lgi31E=
-go.wit.com/log v0.5.3 h1:/zHkniOPusPEuX1R401rMny9uwSO/nSU/QOMx6qoEnE=
-go.wit.com/log v0.5.3/go.mod h1:LzIzVxc2xJQxWQBtV9VbV605P4TOxmYDCl+BZF38yGE=
+go.wit.com/log v0.5.4 h1:vijLRPTUgChb8J5tx/7Uma/lGTUxeSXosFbheAmL914=
+go.wit.com/log v0.5.4/go.mod h1:BaJBfHFqcJSJLXGQ9RHi3XVhPgsStxSMZRlaRxW4kAo=
diff --git a/plugin.go b/plugin.go
index ff4d512..50a1aca 100644
--- a/plugin.go
+++ b/plugin.go
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ func initToolkit(name string, filename string) *aplug {
 	// add it to the list of plugins
 	allPlugins = append(allPlugins, newPlug)
 
-
 	// set the communication to the plugins
 	newPlug.pluginChan = newPlug.PluginChannel()
 	if (newPlug.pluginChan == nil) {
diff --git a/separator.go b/separator.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2765b24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/separator.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package gui
+
+import (
+	"go.wit.com/gui/widget"
+)
+
+func (parent *Node) NewSeparator(progname string) *Node {
+	newNode := parent.newNode(progname, widget.Separator)
+	newNode.progname = progname
+
+	// inform the toolkits
+	sendAction(newNode, widget.Add)
+	return newNode
+}