diff --git a/toolkit/gocui/debug.go b/toolkit/gocui/debug.go
index 4e7bf83..770c0c5 100644
--- a/toolkit/gocui/debug.go
+++ b/toolkit/gocui/debug.go
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ func (w *cuiWidget) showWidgetPlacement(b bool, s string) {
 	}
 	s1 = fmt.Sprintf("(wId,pId)=(%2d,%2d) ", w.id, pId)
 	s1 += fmt.Sprintf("W,H()=(%2d,%2d) ", w.startW, w.startH)
-	s1 += fmt.Sprintf("size()=(%2d,%2d) ", w.realWidth, w.realHeight)
-	s1 += fmt.Sprintf("gocui()=(%2d,%2d,%2d,%2d) ", w.gocuiSize.w0, w.gocuiSize.h0, w.gocuiSize.w1, w.gocuiSize.h1)
-
+	s1 += fmt.Sprintf("gocui()=(%2d,%2d,%2d,%2d,%2d,%2d) ",
+		w.gocuiSize.startW, w.gocuiSize.startH,
+		w.gocuiSize.w0, w.gocuiSize.h0, w.gocuiSize.w1, w.gocuiSize.h1)
 	switch w.widgetType {
 	case toolkit.Grid:
 		s1 += fmt.Sprintf("next()=(%2d,%2d)", w.nextW, w.nextH)
diff --git a/toolkit/gocui/place.go b/toolkit/gocui/place.go
index bee9063..2d0967d 100644
--- a/toolkit/gocui/place.go
+++ b/toolkit/gocui/place.go
@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@ func (w *cuiWidget) setFake() {
 	// setup fake labels for non-visable things off screen
 	w.realWidth = t + 2
 	w.realHeight = me.defaultHeight
-	w.startW = fakeStartWidth
-	w.startH = fakeStartHeight
+
+	w.gocuiSize.width = t + 2
+	w.gocuiSize.height = me.defaultHeight
+	w.gocuiSize.startW = fakeStartWidth
+	w.gocuiSize.startH = fakeStartHeight
 
 	fakeStartHeight += 3
 	if (fakeStartHeight > 24) {
@@ -194,10 +197,10 @@ func (w *cuiWidget) redoBox(draw bool) {
 }
 
 func (w *cuiWidget) setWH() {
-	w.gocuiSize.w0 = w.startW
-	w.gocuiSize.h0 = w.startH
-	w.gocuiSize.w1 = w.gocuiSize.w0 + w.realWidth
-	w.gocuiSize.h1 = w.gocuiSize.h0 + w.realHeight
+	w.gocuiSize.w0 = w.gocuiSize.startW
+	w.gocuiSize.h0 = w.gocuiSize.startH
+	w.gocuiSize.w1 = w.gocuiSize.w0 + w.gocuiSize.width
+	w.gocuiSize.h1 = w.gocuiSize.h0 + w.gocuiSize.height
 
 	w.logicalSize.w0 = w.gocuiSize.w0
 	w.logicalSize.h0 = w.gocuiSize.h0
diff --git a/toolkit/gocui/structs.go b/toolkit/gocui/structs.go
index 27059fd..3b10296 100644
--- a/toolkit/gocui/structs.go
+++ b/toolkit/gocui/structs.go
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@ var (
 // the logical size of the widget
 // corner starts at in the upper left corner
 type rectType struct {
+	// where the widget should calculate it's existance from
+	startW int
+	startH int
+
+	// the actual size
+	width int
+	height int
+
 	// this is the gocui way
 	w0, h0, w1, h1 int      // left top right bottom
 }
@@ -90,7 +98,7 @@ type cuiWidget struct {
 	// visable bool // track if it's currently supposed to be shown
 	isFake bool // widget types like 'box' are 'false'
 
-	// where the widget should calculate it's existance from
+	// where the widget should add children
 	startW int
 	startH int
 
diff --git a/toolkit/gocui/tab.go b/toolkit/gocui/tab.go
index b2552b4..bd56545 100644
--- a/toolkit/gocui/tab.go
+++ b/toolkit/gocui/tab.go
@@ -59,12 +59,13 @@ func (w *cuiWidget) setTabWH() {
 
 	for _, child := range me.rootNode.children {
 		if (child.isFake) {
-			w.showWidgetPlacement(logNow, "SETTABWH:")
 			continue
 		}
 		if (w == child) {
 			w.startW = startW
 			w.startH = startH
+			w.gocuiSize.startW = startW
+			w.gocuiSize.startH = startH
 			w.setWH()
 			w.showWidgetPlacement(logNow, "setTABWH:")
 			return
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ func (w *cuiWidget) setTabWH() {
 	}
 	w.startW = startW
 	w.startH = startH
+	w.gocuiSize.startW = startW
+	w.gocuiSize.startH = startH
 	w.setWH()
 	w.showWidgetPlacement(logNow, "setTabWH:")
 }