diff --git a/common.go b/common.go
index 28be258..795fd76 100644
--- a/common.go
+++ b/common.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ package gui
 
 import (
 	"regexp"
-	"errors"
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 	"go.wit.com/gui/widget"
 )
@@ -66,46 +65,12 @@ func (n *Node) AddText(str string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (n *Node) SetText(text string) *Node {
-	log.Log(CHANGE, "SetText() value =", text)
-
-	n.Text = text
-	n.S = text
-
-	if ! n.hidden {
-		a := newAction(n, widget.SetText)
-		sendAction(a)
-	}
-	return n
-}
-
 func (n *Node) SetNext(w int, h int) {
 	n.NextW = w
 	n.NextH = h
 	log.Info("SetNext() w,h =", n.NextW, n.NextH)
 }
 
-func (n *Node) Set(val any) {
-	log.Log(CHANGE, "Set() value =", val)
-
-	switch v := val.(type) {
-	case bool:
-		n.B = val.(bool)
-	case string:
-		n.Text = val.(string)
-		n.S = val.(string)
-	case int:
-		n.I = val.(int)
-	default:
-		log.Error(errors.New("Set() unknown type"), "v =", v)
-	}
-
-	if ! n.hidden {
-		a := newAction(n, widget.Set)
-		sendAction(a)
-	}
-}
-
 func (n *Node) AppendText(str string) {
 	tmp := n.S + str
 	n.Text = tmp
@@ -246,7 +211,11 @@ func (n *Node) Window(title string) *Node {
 }
 
 func (n *Node) Ready() bool {
-	if n == nil {return false}
+	if n == nil {
+		log.Warn("Ready() got node == nil")
+		// TODO: figure out if you can identify the code trace to help find the root cause
+		return false
+	}
 	return true
 }
 
diff --git a/setText.go b/setText.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e04d70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setText.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package gui
+
+// Common actions for widgets like 'Enable' or 'Hide'
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+	"go.wit.com/gui/widget"
+)
+
+func (n *Node) SetText(text string) *Node {
+	if ! n.Ready() { return n }
+	log.Log(CHANGE, "SetText() value =", text)
+
+	n.value = text
+
+	if ! n.hidden {
+		a := newAction(n, widget.SetText)
+		a.A = n.value
+		sendAction(a)
+	}
+	return n
+}
+
+func (n *Node) Set(val any) {
+	log.Log(CHANGE, "Set() value =", val)
+
+	n.value = val
+
+	switch v := val.(type) {
+	case bool:
+		n.B = val.(bool)
+	case string:
+		n.Text = val.(string)
+		n.S = val.(string)
+	case int:
+		n.I = val.(int)
+	default:
+		log.Error(errors.New("Set() unknown type"), "v =", v)
+	}
+
+	if ! n.hidden {
+		a := newAction(n, widget.Set)
+		a.A = val
+		sendAction(a)
+	}
+}