diff --git a/toolkit/gocui/click.go b/toolkit/gocui/click.go
index ae845df..21a964c 100644
--- a/toolkit/gocui/click.go
+++ b/toolkit/gocui/click.go
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ import (
 func (w *cuiWidget) doWidgetClick() {
 	switch w.widgetType {
 	case toolkit.Root:
-		// me.rootNode.logicalSize.w1 = 1
+		// THIS IS THE BEGINING OF THE LAYOUT
+		me.rootNode.nextW = 0
+		me.rootNode.nextH = 0
 		me.rootNode.redoTabs(true)
 	case toolkit.Flag:
 		me.rootNode.redoColor(true)
diff --git a/toolkit/gocui/keybindings.go b/toolkit/gocui/keybindings.go
index c3e92d7..dd39e2d 100644
--- a/toolkit/gocui/keybindings.go
+++ b/toolkit/gocui/keybindings.go
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ func addDebugKeys(g *gocui.Gui) {
 		func(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 			log(logNow, "gocui.SetKeyBinding() dumpTree() START")
 			// me.rootNode.dumpTree(true)
+			fakeStartWidth = me.DevelOffsetW
+			fakeStartHeight = me.TabH + me.FramePadH
 			if (showDebug) {
-				fakeStartWidth = me.DevelOffsetW
-				fakeStartHeight = me.TabH + me.FramePadH
 				me.rootNode.showFake()
 				showDebug = false
 			} else {
diff --git a/toolkit/gocui/mouse.go b/toolkit/gocui/mouse.go
index 0ad8e29..591691d 100644
--- a/toolkit/gocui/mouse.go
+++ b/toolkit/gocui/mouse.go
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ func layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 	if _, err := g.View("msg"); msgMouseDown && err == nil {
 		moveMsg(g)
 	}
-	// if v, err := g.SetView("global", -1, -1, maxX, maxY, 0); err != nil {
-	// what is this do? I made it just the top 2 lines for now. Is this useful for something?
-	if v, err := g.SetView("global", -1, -1, maxX, 2, 10); err != nil {
+	// TODO: figure out what this might be useful for
+	// what is this do? I made it just 2 lines for now. Is this useful for something?
+	if v, err := g.SetView("global", 15, 5, maxX, 8, 10); err != nil {
 		if !errors.Is(err, gocui.ErrUnknownView) {
 			log("global failed", maxX, maxY)
 			return err
diff --git a/toolkit/gocui/structs.go b/toolkit/gocui/structs.go
index 9cc4eb8..a772d8a 100644
--- a/toolkit/gocui/structs.go
+++ b/toolkit/gocui/structs.go
@@ -51,10 +51,13 @@ type config struct {
 	PadH int `default:"1" dense:"0"`
 
 	// additional amount of space to put between window & tab widgets
-	TabPadW int `default:"2" dense:"0"`
+	WindowPadW int `default:"8" dense:"0"`
+	TabPadW int `default:"4" dense:"0"`
 
 	// how far down to start Window or Tab headings
-	WindowH int `default:"1" dense:"0"`
+	WindowW int `default:"20" dense:"0"`
+	WindowH int `default:"0" dense:"0"`
+	TabW int `default:"2" dense:"0"`
 	TabH int `default:"2" dense:"0"`
 
 	// additional amount of space to indent on a group
diff --git a/toolkit/gocui/tab.go b/toolkit/gocui/tab.go
index 4102702..dc0566c 100644
--- a/toolkit/gocui/tab.go
+++ b/toolkit/gocui/tab.go
@@ -56,11 +56,19 @@ func (w *cuiWidget) showWidgets() {
 
 func (w *cuiWidget) setTabWH() {
 	// set the start and size of the tab gocui button
+	if w.frame {
+		// this means it should work like a tab
+		w.gocuiSize.w0 = me.rootNode.nextW
+		w.gocuiSize.h0 = me.TabH
+	} else {
+		// this means it should just be a window label
+		w.gocuiSize.w0 = me.rootNode.nextW
+		w.gocuiSize.h0 = me.WindowH
+	}
+
 	t := len(w.text)
-	w.gocuiSize.w0 = me.rootNode.nextW
-	w.gocuiSize.h0 = me.rootNode.nextH
-	w.gocuiSize.w1 = w.gocuiSize.w1 + t + me.PadW
-	w.gocuiSize.h1 = w.gocuiSize.h1 + me.DefaultHeight + me.PadH
+	w.gocuiSize.w1 = w.gocuiSize.w0 + t + me.PadW
+	w.gocuiSize.h1 = w.gocuiSize.h0 + me.DefaultHeight + me.PadH
 
 	w.realWidth = w.gocuiSize.Width()
 	w.realHeight = w.gocuiSize.Height()
@@ -68,10 +76,13 @@ func (w *cuiWidget) setTabWH() {
 	if w.frame {
 		w.realWidth += me.FramePadW
 		w.realHeight += me.FramePadH
-	}
 
-	// move the rootNode width over for the next window or tab
-	me.rootNode.nextW += w.realWidth + me.TabPadW
+		// move the rootNode width over for the next tab
+		me.rootNode.nextW += w.realWidth + me.TabPadW
+	} else {
+		// move the rootNode width over for the next window
+		me.rootNode.nextW += w.realWidth + me.WindowPadW
+	}
 
 	w.showWidgetPlacement(logNow, "setTabWH:")
 }
@@ -92,11 +103,11 @@ func (w *cuiWidget) redoTabs(draw bool) {
 			w.frame = true
 		}
 		w.setTabWH()
-
 		w.deleteView()
 		w.drawView()
 	}
 	if (w.widgetType == toolkit.Tab) {
+		w.setTabWH()
 		w.deleteView()
 		w.drawView()
 	}