diff --git a/action.go b/action.go
index 516cf15..e0d2690 100644
--- a/action.go
+++ b/action.go
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ func sendAction(n *Node, atype widget.ActionType) {
 	a.Strings = n.strings
 
 	// These should be improved/deprecated based on the gui/widget docs
-	a.Expand = n.expand
-
 	a.X = n.X
 	a.Y = n.Y
 
diff --git a/common.go b/common.go
index 6c31758..7430f98 100644
--- a/common.go
+++ b/common.go
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ func (n *Node) Show() *Node {
 	n.hidden = false
 	n.changed = true
 
+	if n.WidgetType == widget.Window {
+		log.Warn("Show on a hidden window", n.progname)
+		log.Warn("this needs to do TestDraw()")
+		n.TestDraw()
+		return n
+	}
+
 	// inform the toolkits
 	sendAction(n, widget.Show)
 	return n
@@ -26,6 +33,11 @@ func (n *Node) Hide() *Node {
 	if ! n.Ready() { return n }
 	if n.Hidden() { return n }
 
+	if n.WidgetType == widget.Window {
+		log.Warn("Hide on a window", n.progname)
+		log.Warn("this needs to do TestDestroy() ?")
+	}
+
 	n.hidden = true
 	n.changed = true
 	// inform the toolkits
@@ -160,6 +172,7 @@ func (n *Node) Margin() *Node {
 	n.margin = true
 	n.changed = true
 
+	log.Warn("Margin()", n.WidgetType, n.progname)
 	// inform the toolkits
 	sendAction(n, widget.Margin)
 	return n
@@ -184,6 +197,7 @@ func (n *Node) Pad() *Node {
 	n.pad = true
 	n.changed = true
 
+	log.Warn("Pad()", n.WidgetType, n.progname)
 	// inform the toolkits
 	sendAction(n, widget.Pad)
 	return n