diff --git a/README-goreadme.md b/README-goreadme.md
index c6e0d00..7ea9fc6 100644
--- a/README-goreadme.md
+++ b/README-goreadme.md
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ This should not pass a function
 
 `func ShowDebugValues()`
 
-### func [StandardExit](/main.go#L273)
+### func [StandardExit](/main.go#L250)
 
 `func StandardExit()`
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index db9664d..135486e 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@ func Main(f func()) {
 	if (os.Getenv("DISPLAY") == "") {
 		InitPlugins([]string{"gocui"})
 	} else {
-		InitPlugins([]string{"gocui", "andlabs"})
+		InitPlugins([]string{"andlabs", "gocui"})
+		// InitPlugins([]string{"gocui", "andlabs"})
 	}
 
 	for _, aplug := range allPlugins {
@@ -238,30 +239,6 @@ func Main(f func()) {
 
 }
 
-/*
-This is deprecated and will be implemented more correctly with waitgroups
-
-// This should never be exposed(?)
-
-// Other goroutines must use this to access the GUI
-//
-// You can not acess / process the GUI thread directly from
-// other goroutines. This is due to the nature of how
-// Linux, MacOS and Windows work (they all work differently. suprise. surprise.)
-// For example: gui.Queue(NewWindow())
-func Queue(f func()) {
-	log(debugGui, "Sending function to gui.Main() (using gtk via andlabs/ui)")
-	// toolkit.Queue(f)
-	for _, aplug := range allPlugins {
-		log(debugGui, "NewButton() toolkit plugin =", aplug.name)
-		if (aplug.Queue == nil) {
-			continue
-		}
-		aplug.Queue(f)
-	}
-}
-*/
-
 // The window is destroyed but the application does not quit
 func (n *Node) StandardClose() {
 	log(debugGui, "wit/gui Standard Window Close. name =", n.Name)
diff --git a/plugin.go b/plugin.go
index caabd9e..467fce7 100644
--- a/plugin.go
+++ b/plugin.go
@@ -336,14 +336,17 @@ func newaction(a *toolkit.Action, n *Node, where *Node) {
 			continue
 		}
 		if (aplug.pluginChan == nil) {
-			log(debugNow, "Action() SEND old way")
-			log(debugNow, "Action() SEND old way")
-			log(debugNow, "Action() SEND old way")
+			log(debugNow, "Action() SEND old way", aplug.name)
+			log(debugNow, "Action() SEND old way", aplug.name)
+			log(debugNow, "Action() SEND old way", aplug.name)
 			aplug.Action(a)
+			log(debugNow, "Action() SEND trying aplug.PluginChannel()", aplug.name)
+			aplug.pluginChan = aplug.PluginChannel()
+			log(debugNow, "Action() SEND trying aplug.PluginChannel()", aplug.pluginChan)
 		} else {
-			log(debugNow, "Action() SEND pluginChan")
-			log(debugNow, "Action() SEND pluginChan")
-			log(debugNow, "Action() SEND pluginChan")
+			log(debugNow, "Action() SEND pluginChan", aplug.name)
+			log(debugNow, "Action() SEND pluginChan", aplug.name)
+			log(debugNow, "Action() SEND pluginChan", aplug.name)
 			aplug.pluginChan <- *a
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/toolkit/andlabs/main.go b/toolkit/andlabs/main.go
index 19a8aaa..a8c8b39 100644
--- a/toolkit/andlabs/main.go
+++ b/toolkit/andlabs/main.go
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import (
 
 //go:embed resources
 var res embed.FS
+
+// this is the channel we get requests to make widgets
 var pluginChan chan toolkit.Action
 
 func catchActionChannel() {
diff --git a/toolkit/gocui/main.go b/toolkit/gocui/main.go
index b115786..2365f6f 100644
--- a/toolkit/gocui/main.go
+++ b/toolkit/gocui/main.go
@@ -33,6 +33,23 @@ func Callback(guiCallback chan toolkit.Action) {
 	me.callback = guiCallback
 }
 
+func PluginChannel() chan toolkit.Action {
+	return me.pluginChan
+}
+
+func catchActionChannel() {
+	log(logNow, "makeCallback() START")
+	for {
+		log(logNow, "makeCallback() for loop")
+	    	select {
+		case a := <-me.pluginChan:
+			log(logNow, "makeCallback() SELECT widget id =", a.WidgetId, a.Name)
+			Action(&a)
+			sleep(.1)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func Exit() {
 	// TODO: send exit to the plugin
 	me.baseGui.Close()
@@ -50,6 +67,10 @@ func Main(f func()) {
 	setOutput(outf)
 	log("This is a test log entry")
 
+	if (me.pluginChan == nil) {
+		me.pluginChan = make(chan toolkit.Action)
+	}
+	go catchActionChannel()
 	MouseMain()
 	me.baseGui.Close()
 }
diff --git a/toolkit/gocui/structs.go b/toolkit/gocui/structs.go
index 8170416..e8e8172 100644
--- a/toolkit/gocui/structs.go
+++ b/toolkit/gocui/structs.go
@@ -23,7 +23,13 @@ type config struct {
 	rootNode *cuiWidget // the base of the binary tree. it should have id == 0
 	ctrlDown *cuiWidget // shown if you click the mouse when the ctrl key is pressed
 
+	// this is the channel we send user events like
+	// mouse clicks or keyboard events back to the program
 	callback chan toolkit.Action
+
+	// this is the channel we get requests to make widgets
+	pluginChan chan toolkit.Action
+
 	helpLabel *gocui.View
 
 	defaultBehavior bool