diff --git a/area.go b/area.go
index 05c4847..d3273d6 100644
--- a/area.go
+++ b/area.go
@@ -13,15 +13,25 @@ func makeSplashArea(custom func(*ButtonMap)) *ui.Area {
 	Data.fontButton = CreateFontButton("SplashFont", "DONE", custom)
 
 	makeAttributedString()
-	Data.splashArea = ui.NewArea(myAH)
+	splashArea     := ui.NewArea(myAH)
+
+	// create a 'fake' button entry for the mouse clicks
+	var newmap ButtonMap
+	newmap.Action	= "AREA"
+	newmap.A	= splashArea
+	newmap.custom	= custom
+
+	myAH.button	= &newmap
+	Data.AllButtons = append(Data.AllButtons, newmap)
+	Data.splashArea = splashArea
 
 	if (Data.Debug) {
 		spew.Dump(Data.splashArea)
 		log.Println("DEBUGGING", Data.Debug)
 	} else {
-		log.Println("NOT DEBUGGING", Data.Debug)
-		log.Println("NOT DEBUGGING", Data.Debug)
-		log.Println("NOT DEBUGGING", Data.Debug)
+		log.Println("NOT DEBUGGING AREA mhAH.button =", myAH.button)
+		log.Println("NOT DEBUGGING AREA mhAH.button =", myAH.button)
+		log.Println("NOT DEBUGGING AREA mhAH.button =", myAH.button)
 	}
 	return Data.splashArea
 }
@@ -56,13 +66,6 @@ func makeAttributedString() {
 	appendWithAttributes("<click or press any key>\n", ui.TextSize(10))
 }
 
-type areaHandler struct{
-	buttonFunc func(int, int)
-	closeFunc func(int)
-}
-
-var myAH areaHandler
-
 func (ah areaHandler) Draw(a *ui.Area, p *ui.AreaDrawParams) {
 	tl := ui.DrawNewTextLayout(&ui.DrawTextLayoutParams{
 		String:		Data.attrstr,
@@ -81,16 +84,12 @@ func (ah areaHandler) MouseEvent(a *ui.Area, me *ui.AreaMouseEvent) {
 	}
 	if (me.Down == 1) {
 		log.Println("GOT MOUSE DOWN")
-		log.Println("GOT MOUSE DOWN")
-		log.Println("GOT MOUSE DOWN")
 	}
 	if (me.Up == 1) {
 		log.Println("GOT MOUSE UP")
 		log.Println("GOT MOUSE UP")
 		log.Println("GOT MOUSE UP")
-		if (Data.MouseClick != nil) {
-			Data.MouseClick(nil)
-		}
+		mouseClick(myAH.button)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 90da86f..643c1de 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import pb "git.wit.com/wit/witProtobuf"
 // be the safe way to interact with the GUI
 //
 var Data	GuiDataStructure
+var myAH	areaHandler
 
 type GuiTabStructure struct {
 	me		*ui.Tab
@@ -68,14 +69,12 @@ type GuiDataStructure struct {
 	// a tab (maybe the one the user is playing with?)
 	CurrentTab	*GuiTabStructure
 	// a VM (maybe the one the user is playing with?)
-//	CurrentVM	string
 	CurrentVM	*pb.Event_VM
 
 	// All the tabs
 	Tabs		[]GuiTabStructure
 
 	// stuff for the splash screen / setup tabs
-	// MainWindow	*ui.Window
 	cloudWindow	*ui.Window
 	cloudTab	*ui.Tab
 	cloudBox	*ui.Box
@@ -102,6 +101,7 @@ type TableColumnData struct {
 type ButtonMap struct {
 	B		*ui.Button
 	FB		*ui.FontButton
+	A		*ui.Area
 	Account		*pb.Account
 	VM		*pb.Event_VM
 	Action		string	// what type of button
@@ -110,6 +110,15 @@ type ButtonMap struct {
 	custom		func (*ButtonMap)
 }
 
+
+// AREA STRUCTURES START
+type areaHandler struct{
+	//	buttonFunc func(int, int)
+	//	closeFunc  func(int)
+	button	*ButtonMap
+}
+// AREA STRUCTURES END
+
 //
 // TABLE DATA STRUCTURES START
 //