diff --git a/README-goreadme.md b/README-goreadme.md
index 2aa5bf2..26dbce4 100644
--- a/README-goreadme.md
+++ b/README-goreadme.md
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ Creates a window helpful for debugging this package
 
 `func ShowDebugValues()`
 
-### func [StandardExit](/main.go#L191)
+### func [StandardExit](/main.go#L197)
 
 `func StandardExit()`
 
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ var Config GuiConfig
 The Node is a binary tree. This is how all GUI elements are stored
 simply the name and the size of whatever GUI element exists
 
-#### func [New](/main.go#L162)
+#### func [New](/main.go#L168)
 
 `func New() *Node`
 
diff --git a/debugWindow.go b/debugWindow.go
index e55a911..01273c8 100644
--- a/debugWindow.go
+++ b/debugWindow.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ var myButton *Node
 	Creates a window helpful for debugging this package
 */
 func DebugWindow() {
-	bugWin = Config.rootNode.NewWindow("go.wit.org/gui debug window").DebugTab("Debug Tab")
+	bugWin = Config.rootNode.NewWindow("go.wit.com/gui debug window").DebugTab("Debug Tab")
 	bugWin.Custom = bugWin.StandardClose
 	// bugWin.DebugTab("Debug Tab")
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index e6efe86..21904ab 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -53,13 +53,19 @@ func watchCallback() {
 		log(logNow, "watchCallback() restarted select for toolkit user events")
 	    	select {
 		case a := <-Config.guiChan:
-			n := Config.rootNode.FindId(a.WidgetId)
 			if (a.ActionType == toolkit.UserQuit) {
-				log(logNow, "doUserEvent() node =", n.id, n.Name, "User sent Quit()")
-				n.doCustom()
+				log(logNow, "doUserEvent() User sent Quit()")
+				Config.rootNode.doCustom()
 				exit("wit/gui toolkit.UserQuit")
 				break
 			}
+			if (a.ActionType == toolkit.EnableDebug) {
+				log(logNow, "doUserEvent() Enable Debugging Window")
+				DebugWindow()
+				break
+			}
+
+			n := Config.rootNode.FindId(a.WidgetId)
 			if (n == nil) {
 				log(logError, "watchCallback() UNKNOWN widget id =", a.WidgetId, a.Name)
 			} else {
diff --git a/toolkit/gocui/help.go b/toolkit/gocui/help.go
index cf4e84d..74143a2 100644
--- a/toolkit/gocui/help.go
+++ b/toolkit/gocui/help.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
 )
@@ -15,33 +16,45 @@ func addHelp() {
 	me.baseGui.SetManagerFunc(helplayout)
 }
 
+var helpText []string = []string{"KEYBINDINGS",
+	"",
+	"d: show/hide debugging",
+	"h: hide widgets",
+	"s: show all widgets",
+	"q: quit()",
+	"p: panic()",
+	"o: show Stdout",
+	"l: log to /tmp/witgui.log",
+	"Ctrl-D: Enable Debugging",
+	"Ctrl-C: Exit",
+	"",
+}
+
 func helplayout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 	var err error
 	maxX, _ := g.Size()
 
-	help, err := g.SetView("help", maxX-32, 0, maxX-1, 13, 0)
+	var newW int = 8
+	for _, s := range(helpText) {
+		if newW < len(s) {
+			newW = len(s)
+		}
+	}
+
+	help, err := g.SetView("help", maxX-(newW + me.FramePadW), 0, maxX-1, len(helpText) + me.FramePadH, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		if !errors.Is(err, gocui.ErrUnknownView) {
 			return err
 		}
 		help.SelBgColor = gocui.ColorGreen
 		help.SelFgColor = gocui.ColorBlack
-		fmt.Fprintln(help, "KEYBINDINGS")
 		// fmt.Fprintln(help, "Enter: Click Button")
 		// fmt.Fprintln(help, "Tab/Space: Switch Buttons")
-		fmt.Fprintln(help, "")
-		// fmt.Fprintln(help, "h: Help")
 		// fmt.Fprintln(help, "Backspace: Delete Button")
 		// fmt.Fprintln(help, "Arrow keys: Move Button")
-		// fmt.Fprintln(help, "t: Move Button to the top")
-		// fmt.Fprintln(help, "b: Move Button to the button")
-		fmt.Fprintln(help, "d: show/hide debugging")
-		fmt.Fprintln(help, "h: hide widgets")
-		fmt.Fprintln(help, "s: show all widgets")
-		fmt.Fprintln(help, "q: quit()")
-		fmt.Fprintln(help, "p: panic()")
-		fmt.Fprintln(help, "STDOUT: /tmp/witgui.log")
-		// fmt.Fprintln(help, "Ctrl-C: Exit") // TODO: fix ctrl-c handling
+
+		fmt.Fprintln(help, strings.Join(helpText, "\n"))
+
 		if _, err := g.SetCurrentView("help"); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/toolkit/gocui/keybindings.go b/toolkit/gocui/keybindings.go
index 2a6a982..cf948fe 100644
--- a/toolkit/gocui/keybindings.go
+++ b/toolkit/gocui/keybindings.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"github.com/awesome-gocui/gocui"
+	"git.wit.org/wit/gui/toolkit"
 )
 
 func defaultKeybindings(g *gocui.Gui) error {
@@ -83,6 +84,13 @@ func addDebugKeys(g *gocui.Gui) {
 			standardExit()
 			return nil
 	})
+	g.SetKeybinding("", gocui.KeyCtrlD, gocui.ModNone,
+		func(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+			var a toolkit.Action
+			a.ActionType = toolkit.EnableDebug
+			me.callback <- a
+			return nil
+	})
 
 	// panic
 	g.SetKeybinding("", 'p', gocui.ModNone,
diff --git a/toolkit/gocui/structs.go b/toolkit/gocui/structs.go
index 4b1749e..09d1f33 100644
--- a/toolkit/gocui/structs.go
+++ b/toolkit/gocui/structs.go
@@ -204,27 +204,27 @@ func (w *cuiWidget) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	me.writeMutex.Lock()
 	defer me.writeMutex.Unlock()
 	if (me.logStdout.v == nil) {
+		// optionally write the output to /tmp
 		fmt.Fprintln(outf, string(p))
 		v, _ := me.baseGui.View("msg")
 		if (v != nil) {
 			fmt.Fprintln(outf, "found msg")
 			me.logStdout.v = v
 		}
-		return
-	}
-	me.logStdout.v.Clear()
-	// fmt.Fprintln(w.v, p + "jcarr")
-	// log(logNow, "widget.Write()", p)
+	} else {
+		// display the output in the gocui window
+		me.logStdout.v.Clear()
 
-	s := fmt.Sprint(string(p))
-	s = "jwc " + strconv.Itoa(len(outputS)) + " " + strings.TrimSuffix(s, "\n")
-	tmp := strings.Split(s, "\n")
-	outputS = append(outputS, tmp...)
-	if (len(outputS) > outputH) {
-		l := len(outputS) - outputH
-		outputS = outputS[l:]
+		s := fmt.Sprint(string(p))
+		s = strings.TrimSuffix(s, "\n")
+		tmp := strings.Split(s, "\n")
+		outputS = append(outputS, tmp...)
+		if (len(outputS) > outputH) {
+			l := len(outputS) - outputH
+			outputS = outputS[l:]
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintln(me.logStdout.v, strings.Join(outputS, "\n"))
 	}
-	fmt.Fprintln(me.logStdout.v, strings.Join(outputS, "\n"))
 
 	return len(p), nil
 }
diff --git a/toolkit/widget.go b/toolkit/widget.go
index f3d4773..38d4afc 100644
--- a/toolkit/widget.go
+++ b/toolkit/widget.go
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ const (
 	InitToolkit // initializes the toolkit
 	CloseToolkit // closes the toolkit
 	UserQuit // the user closed the GUI
+	EnableDebug // open the debugging window
 )
 
 func (s WidgetType) String() string {