diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/box.go b/toolkit/andlabs/box.go
index 0a6b7e4..8698a74 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/box.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/box.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func (p *node) newBox(n *node) {
 	newt := new(andlabsT)
 	var box *ui.Box
 
-	log(debugToolkit, "rawBox() create", newt.Name)
+	log(debugToolkit, "rawBox() create", n.Name)
 
 	if (n.B) {
 		box = ui.NewHorizontalBox()
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/checkbox.go b/toolkit/andlabs/checkbox.go
index b822ca1..4c690c1 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/checkbox.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/checkbox.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ func (p *node) newCheckbox(n *node) {
 	newt.uiControl = newt.uiCheckbox
 
 	newt.uiCheckbox.OnToggled(func(spin *ui.Checkbox) {
-		newt.b = newt.checked()
-		log(debugChange, "val =", newt.b)
+		n.B = newt.checked()
+		log(debugChange, "val =", n.B)
 		n.doUserEvent()
 	})
 
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/debug.go b/toolkit/andlabs/debug.go
index 5ecd1fc..cc32b71 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/debug.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/debug.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
-// import "git.wit.org/wit/gui/toolkit"
+import "git.wit.org/wit/gui/toolkit"
 
 var defaultBehavior bool = true
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (t *andlabsT) Dump(b bool) {
 	if ! b {
 		return
 	}
-	log(b, "Name  = ", t.Name, t.Width, t.Height)
+	log(b, "Name  = ", t.Width, t.Height)
 	if (t.uiBox != nil) {
 		log(b, "uiBox      =", t.uiBox)
 	}
@@ -88,3 +88,25 @@ func GetDebugToolkit () bool {
 	return debugToolkit
 }
 */
+
+func flag(a *toolkit.Action) {
+	// should set the checkbox to this value
+	switch a.S {
+	case "Toolkit":
+		debugToolkit = a.B
+	case "Change":
+		debugChange = a.B
+	case "Plugin":
+		debugPlugin = a.B
+	case "Flags":
+		debugFlags = a.B
+	case "Error":
+		debugError = a.B
+	case "Now":
+		debugNow = a.B
+	case "Show":
+		ShowDebug()
+	default:
+		log(debugError, "Can't set unknown flag", a.S)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/delete.go b/toolkit/andlabs/delete.go
index f171344..82727fe 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/delete.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/delete.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func (n *node) destroy() {
 
 	switch n.WidgetType {
 	case toolkit.Button:
-		log(true, "Should delete Button here:", ct.Name)
+		log(true, "Should delete Button here:", n.Name)
 		log(true, "Parent:")
 		pt.Dump(true)
 		log(true, "Child:")
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func (n *node) destroy() {
 		if (pt.uiBox == nil) {
 			log(true, "Don't know how to destroy this")
 		} else {
-			log(true, "Fuck it, destroy the whole box", pt.Name)
+			log(true, "Fuck it, destroy the whole box", n.parent.Name)
 			// pt.uiBox.Destroy() // You have a bug: You cannot destroy a uiControl while it still has a parent.
 			pt.uiBox.SetPadded(false)
 			pt.uiBox.Delete(4)
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (n *node) destroy() {
 		}
 
 	case toolkit.Window:
-		log(true, "Should delete Window here:", ct.Name)
+		log(true, "Should delete Window here:", n.Name)
 	default:
 		log(true, "Fuckit, let's destroy a button")
 		if (ct.uiButton != nil) {
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/dropdown.go b/toolkit/andlabs/dropdown.go
index bf66e41..d98526a 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/dropdown.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/dropdown.go
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@ func (p *node) newDropdown(n *node) {
 	cb.OnSelected(func(spin *ui.Combobox) {
 		i := spin.Selected()
 		if (newt.val == nil) {
-			log(debugChange, "make map didn't work")
-			newt.text = "error"
+			log(logError, "make map didn't work")
+			n.S = "map did not work. ui.Combobox error"
+		} else {
+			n.S = newt.val[i]
 		}
-		n.S = newt.val[i]
 		n.doUserEvent()
 	})
 
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/image.go b/toolkit/andlabs/image.go
index 0b1f785..a565376 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/image.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/image.go
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ import (
 func (p *node) newImage(n *node) {
 	newt := new(andlabsT)
 	var img *ui.Image
-	newt.Name = n.Name
 
-	log(debugToolkit, "rawImage() create", newt.Name)
+	log(debugToolkit, "rawImage() create", n.Name)
 
 	img = ui.NewImage(16, 16)
 
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/plugin.go b/toolkit/andlabs/setText.go
similarity index 72%
rename from toolkit/andlabs/plugin.go
rename to toolkit/andlabs/setText.go
index a1e69f5..11de327 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/plugin.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/setText.go
@@ -4,34 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"git.wit.org/wit/gui/toolkit"
 )
 
-func flag(a *toolkit.Action) {
-	// log(debugFlags, "plugin Send() flag parent =", p.Name, p.Type)
-	// log(debugFlags, "plugin Send() flag child  =", c.Name, c.Type)
-	// log(debugFlags, "plugin Send() flag child.Action  =", c.Action)
-	// log(debugFlags, "plugin Send() flag child.S  =", c.S)
-	// log(debugFlags, "plugin Send() flag child.B  =", c.B)
-	// log(debugFlags, "plugin Send() what to flag?")
-	// should set the checkbox to this value
-	switch a.S {
-	case "Toolkit":
-		debugToolkit = a.B
-	case "Change":
-		debugChange = a.B
-	case "Plugin":
-		debugPlugin = a.B
-	case "Flags":
-		debugFlags = a.B
-	case "Error":
-		debugError = a.B
-	case "Now":
-		debugNow = a.B
-	case "Show":
-		ShowDebug()
-	default:
-		log(debugError, "Can't set unknown flag", a.S)
-	}
-}
-
 func (n *node) setText(a *toolkit.Action) {
 	t := n.tk
 	if (t == nil) {
@@ -52,13 +24,12 @@ func (n *node) setText(a *toolkit.Action) {
 		case toolkit.SetText:
 			t.uiCheckbox.SetText(a.S)
 		case toolkit.Get:
-			t.b = t.uiCheckbox.Checked()
+			n.B = t.uiCheckbox.Checked()
 		case toolkit.Set:
 			// TODO: commented out while working on chan
-			t.b = a.B
-			t.uiCheckbox.SetChecked(t.b)
+			t.uiCheckbox.SetChecked(a.B)
 		default:
-			log(debugError, "setText() unknown", a.ActionType, "on checkbox", t.Name)
+			log(debugError, "setText() unknown", a.ActionType, "on checkbox", n.Name)
 		}
 	case toolkit.Textbox:
 		switch a.ActionType {
@@ -67,7 +38,7 @@ func (n *node) setText(a *toolkit.Action) {
 		case toolkit.SetText:
 			t.uiMultilineEntry.SetText(a.S)
 		default:
-			log(debugError, "setText() unknown", a.ActionType, "on checkbox", t.Name)
+			log(debugError, "setText() unknown", a.ActionType, "on checkbox", n.Name)
 		}
 	case toolkit.Label:
 		t.uiLabel.SetText(a.S)
@@ -76,20 +47,20 @@ func (n *node) setText(a *toolkit.Action) {
 	case toolkit.Slider:
 		switch a.ActionType {
 		case toolkit.Get:
-			t.i = t.uiSlider.Value()
+			n.I = t.uiSlider.Value()
 		case toolkit.Set:
 			t.uiSlider.SetValue(a.I)
 		default:
-			log(debugError, "setText() unknown", a.ActionType, "on checkbox", t.Name)
+			log(debugError, "setText() unknown", a.ActionType, "on checkbox", n.Name)
 		}
 	case toolkit.Spinner:
 		switch a.ActionType {
 		case toolkit.Get:
-			t.i = t.uiSpinbox.Value()
+			n.I = t.uiSpinbox.Value()
 		case toolkit.Set:
 			t.uiSpinbox.SetValue(a.I)
 		default:
-			log(debugError, "setText() unknown", a.ActionType, "on checkbox", t.Name)
+			log(debugError, "setText() unknown", a.ActionType, "on checkbox", n.Name)
 		}
 	case toolkit.Dropdown:
 		switch a.ActionType {
@@ -106,7 +77,7 @@ func (n *node) setText(a *toolkit.Action) {
 				log(debugChange, "i, s", i, s)
 				if (a.S == s) {
 					t.uiCombobox.SetSelected(i)
-					log(debugChange, "setText() Dropdown worked.", t.s)
+					log(debugChange, "setText() Dropdown worked.", n.S)
 					return
 				}
 			}
@@ -124,7 +95,7 @@ func (n *node) setText(a *toolkit.Action) {
 		case toolkit.GetText:
 			// t.S = t.s
 		default:
-			log(debugError, "setText() unknown", a.ActionType, "on checkbox", t.Name)
+			log(debugError, "setText() unknown", a.ActionType, "on checkbox", n.Name)
 		}
 	case toolkit.Combobox:
 		switch a.ActionType {
@@ -132,12 +103,12 @@ func (n *node) setText(a *toolkit.Action) {
 			t.AddComboboxName(a.S)
 		case toolkit.Set:
 			t.uiEditableCombobox.SetText(a.S)
-			t.s = a.S
+			n.S = a.S
 		case toolkit.SetText:
 			t.uiEditableCombobox.SetText(a.S)
-			t.s = a.S
+			n.S = a.S
 		default:
-			log(debugError, "setText() unknown", a.ActionType, "on checkbox", t.Name)
+			log(debugError, "setText() unknown", a.ActionType, "on checkbox", n.Name)
 		}
 	default:
 		log(debugError, "plugin Send() Don't know how to setText on", n.WidgetType, "yet", a.ActionType)
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/structs.go b/toolkit/andlabs/structs.go
index c2f1d11..ac35183 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/structs.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/structs.go
@@ -38,12 +38,6 @@ type node struct {
 
 // stores the raw toolkit internals
 type andlabsT struct {
-	// wId	int	// widget ID
-	// WidgetType	toolkit.WidgetType
-
-	Name   string
-	Text   string
-	// Type   toolkit.WidgetType
 	Width  int
 	Height int
 
@@ -66,8 +60,9 @@ type andlabsT struct {
 	uiWindow  *ui.Window
 	uiMultilineEntry   *ui.MultilineEntry
 	uiEditableCombobox    *ui.EditableCombobox
-	uiGrid    *ui.Grid
 	uiImage  *ui.Image
+
+	uiGrid    *ui.Grid
 	gridX	int
 	gridY	int
 
@@ -75,13 +70,8 @@ type andlabsT struct {
 	// this is probably fucked up and in many ways wrong because of unsafe goroutine threading
 	// but it's working for now due to the need for need for a correct interaction layer betten toolkits
 	c int
-	i int
-	b bool
-	s string
 	val map[int]string
 
 	// andlabs/ui only accesses widget id numbers
-	boxC int	// how many things on in a box
-	boxW map[int]int // find a widget in a box
-	text   string
+	boxC int	// how many things on in a box or how many tabs
 }