diff --git a/draw.go b/draw.go
index c6f2c17..9047808 100644
--- a/draw.go
+++ b/draw.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import 	(
 
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 	"go.wit.com/gui/gui"
+	"go.wit.com/gui/widget"
 	"go.wit.com/gui/gadgets"
 )
 
@@ -38,9 +39,9 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitBranches() {
 	all := rs.getBranches()
 	for _, branch := range all {
 		log.Warn("getBranches()", branch)
-		rs.masterDrop.Add(branch)
-		rs.develDrop.Add(branch)
-		rs.userDrop.Add(branch)
+		rs.masterDrop.AddText(branch)
+		rs.develDrop.AddText(branch)
+		rs.userDrop.AddText(branch)
 		if branch == "master" {
 			master = "master"
 		}
@@ -99,10 +100,10 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitCommands() {
 		rs.Update()
 	})
 
-	label := "merge devel to " + rs.masterDrop.Get()
+	label := "merge devel to " + rs.masterDrop.String()
 	rs.develMerge = newgrid.NewButton(label, func() {
 		rs.develMerge.Disable()
-		master := rs.masterDrop.Get()
+		master := rs.masterDrop.String()
 		rs.checkoutBranch("master", master)
 		if rs.getCurrentBranchName() != master {
 			log.Warn("something went wrong switching to the master branch. full stop!")
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) drawGitCommands() {
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) setTag() bool {
-	lasttag := rs.lasttag.Get()
+	lasttag := rs.lasttag.String()
 	var major, minor, revision string
 	major, minor, revision = splitVersion(lasttag)
 
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) setTag() bool {
 	log.Warn("current version here", lasttag)
 	log.Warn("current release a,b,c =", major, minor, revision)
 
-	newa, _ := strconv.Atoi(rs.major.Get())
+	newa, _ := strconv.Atoi(rs.major.String())
 
 	newver := strconv.Itoa(newa)
 	if newa < olda {
@@ -181,12 +182,12 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) setTag() bool {
 	if newa > olda {
 		log.Warn("new version ok", newver, "vs old version", lasttag)
 		rs.newversion.Set(newver)
-		rs.minor.Set("")
-		rs.revision.Set("")
+		rs.minor.SetText("")
+		rs.revision.SetText("")
 		return true
 	}
 
-	newb, _ := strconv.Atoi(rs.minor.Get())
+	newb, _ := strconv.Atoi(rs.minor.String())
 	newver = strconv.Itoa(newa) + "." + strconv.Itoa(newb)
 	if newb < oldb {
 		log.Warn("new version bad", newver, "vs old version", lasttag, "newb =", newb, "oldb =", oldb)
@@ -197,11 +198,11 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) setTag() bool {
 	if newb > oldb {
 		log.Warn("new version ok", newver, "vs old version", lasttag)
 		rs.newversion.Set(newver)
-		rs.revision.Set("")
+		rs.revision.SetText("")
 		return true
 	}
 
-	newc, _ := strconv.Atoi(rs.revision.Get())
+	newc, _ := strconv.Atoi(rs.revision.String())
 	newver = strconv.Itoa(newa) + "." + strconv.Itoa(newb) + "." + strconv.Itoa(newc)
 	if newc <= oldc {
 		log.Warn("new version bad", newver, "vs old version", lasttag)
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) setTag() bool {
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) incrementVersion() {
-	lasttag := rs.lasttag.Get()
+	lasttag := rs.lasttag.String()
 	var major, minor, revision string
 	major, minor, revision = splitVersion(lasttag)
 	log.Warn("Should release version here", lasttag)
@@ -224,27 +225,27 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) incrementVersion() {
 	b, _ := strconv.Atoi(minor)
 	c, _ := strconv.Atoi(revision)
 
-	rs.major.Add(a)
-	rs.major.Add(a + 1)
-	rs.major.Set(a)
+	rs.major.AddText(widget.GetString(a))
+	rs.major.AddText(widget.GetString(a + 1))
+	rs.major.SetText(widget.GetString(a))
 
-	rs.minor.Add(b)
-	rs.minor.Add(b + 1)
-	rs.minor.Set(b)
+	rs.minor.AddText(widget.GetString(b))
+	rs.minor.AddText(widget.GetString(b + 1))
+	rs.minor.SetText(widget.GetString(b))
 
 	// rs.c := strconv.Atoi(revision)
-	rs.revision.Add(c + 1)
-	rs.revision.Add(c + 2)
-	rs.revision.Set(c + 1)
+	rs.revision.AddText(widget.GetString(c + 1))
+	rs.revision.AddText(widget.GetString(c + 2))
+	rs.revision.SetText(widget.GetString(c + 1))
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) recommend() {
-	log.Warn("Is repo dirty?", rs.dirtyLabel.Get())
+	log.Warn("Is repo dirty?", rs.dirtyLabel.String())
 	log.Warn("list the known tags")
 	rs.DisableEverything()
 	rs.populateTags()
-	log.Warn("Does devel == user?", rs.develBranchVersion.Get(), rs.userBranchVersion.Get())
-	if rs.develBranchVersion.Get() != rs.userBranchVersion.Get() {
+	log.Warn("Does devel == user?", rs.develBranchVersion.String(), rs.userBranchVersion.String())
+	if rs.develBranchVersion.String() != rs.userBranchVersion.String() {
 		log.Warn("devel does not equal user")
 		log.Warn("merge or squash?")
 		rs.EnableMergeDevel()
@@ -253,8 +254,8 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) recommend() {
 		rs.develMerge.SetText(label)
 		return
 	}
-	log.Warn("Does master == devel? ", rs.masterBranchVersion.Get(), rs.develBranchVersion.Get())
-	if rs.masterBranchVersion.Get() != rs.develBranchVersion.Get() {
+	log.Warn("Does master == devel? ", rs.masterBranchVersion.String(), rs.develBranchVersion.String())
+	if rs.masterBranchVersion.String() != rs.develBranchVersion.String() {
 		log.Warn("master does not equal devel. merge devel into master")
 		rs.EnableMergeDevel()
 		rs.setMergeDevelCommands()
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) recommend() {
 		return
 	}
 	rs.getLastTagVersion()
-	if rs.lasttag.Get() != rs.masterBranchVersion.Get() {
+	if rs.lasttag.String() != rs.masterBranchVersion.String() {
 		log.Warn("master does not equal last tag")
 		rs.incrementVersion()
 		rs.EnableSelectTag()
@@ -289,12 +290,12 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) generateCmd() bool {
 	log.Warn("tag is valid!!!!")
 	rs.setGitCommands()
 
-	if rs.versionMessage.Get() == "" {
+	if rs.versionMessage.String() == "" {
 		log.Warn("tag message is empty!!!!")
 		rs.releaseVersion.Disable()
 		return false
 	}
-	if len(rs.versionMessage.Get()) > 24 {
+	if len(rs.versionMessage.String()) > 24 {
 		rs.versionMessage.SetLabel("tag message (too long)")
 	} else {
 		rs.versionMessage.SetLabel("tag message")
@@ -326,8 +327,8 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) setGitCommands() {
 	var line1, line2, line3 []string
 	var all [][]string
 
-	newTag := rs.newversion.GetText()
-	line1 = append(line1, "git", "tag", "v" + newTag, "-m", rs.versionMessage.Get())
+	newTag := rs.newversion.String()
+	line1 = append(line1, "git", "tag", "v" + newTag, "-m", rs.versionMessage.String())
 	all = append(all, line1)
 	line2 = append(line2, "git", "push", "--tags")
 	all = append(all, line2)
@@ -344,7 +345,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) setGitCommands() {
 		tmp = append(tmp, s)
 	}
 
-	rs.versionCmdOutput.Set(strings.Join(tmp, "\n"))
+	rs.versionCmdOutput.SetText(strings.Join(tmp, "\n"))
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) setMergeDevelCommands() {
@@ -371,7 +372,7 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) setMergeDevelCommands() {
 		tmp = append(tmp, s)
 	}
 
-	rs.versionCmdOutput.Set(strings.Join(tmp, "\n"))
+	rs.versionCmdOutput.SetText(strings.Join(tmp, "\n"))
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) setMergeUserCommands() {
@@ -398,5 +399,5 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) setMergeUserCommands() {
 		tmp = append(tmp, s)
 	}
 
-	rs.versionCmdOutput.Set(strings.Join(tmp, "\n"))
+	rs.versionCmdOutput.SetText(strings.Join(tmp, "\n"))
 }
diff --git a/git.go b/git.go
index 46c3237..7fa6b98 100644
--- a/git.go
+++ b/git.go
@@ -13,28 +13,28 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) GetPath() string {
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GetCurrentBranchName() string {
-	return rs.currentBranch.Get()
+	return rs.currentBranch.String()
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GetCurrentBranchVersion() string {
-	return rs.currentVersion.Get()
+	return rs.currentVersion.String()
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GetLastTagVersion() string {
-	return rs.lasttag.Get()
+	return rs.lasttag.String()
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) getCurrentBranchName() string {
 	out := run(rs.repopath, "git", "branch --show-current")
 	log.Warn("getCurrentBranchName() =", out)
-	rs.currentBranch.Set(out)
+	rs.currentBranch.SetText(out)
 	return out
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) getCurrentBranchVersion() string {
 	out := run(rs.repopath, "git", "describe --tags")
 	log.Warn("getCurrentBranchVersion()", out)
-	rs.currentVersion.Set(out)
+	rs.currentVersion.SetText(out)
 	return out
 }
 
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) getLastTagVersion() string {
 	lastreal := "describe --tags " + out
 	// out = run(r.path, "git", "describe --tags c871d5ecf051a7dc4e3a77157cdbc0a457eb9ae1")
 	out = run(rs.repopath, "git", lastreal)
-	rs.lasttag.Set(out)
-	rs.tagsDrop.Set(out)
-	// rs.lastLabel.Set(out)
+	rs.lasttag.SetText(out)
+	rs.tagsDrop.SetText(out)
+	// rs.lastLabel.SetText(out)
 	return out
 }
 
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) populateTags() {
 	for _, tag := range listFiles(tmp) {
 		if rs.tags[tag] == "" {
 			log.Warn("populateTags() Adding new tag", tag)
-			rs.tagsDrop.Add(tag)
+			rs.tagsDrop.AddText(tag)
 			rs.tags[tag] = "origin"
 		}
 	}
-	// rs.tagsDrop.Set(rs.lasttagrev)
+	// rs.tagsDrop.SetText(rs.lasttagrev)
 }
 
 /*
@@ -104,17 +104,17 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) CheckDirty() bool {
 		log.Warn("CheckDirty() out =", out)
 		log.Warn("CheckDirty() err =", err)
 		log.Error(err, "CheckDirty() error")
-		rs.dirtyLabel.Set("error")
+		rs.dirtyLabel.SetText("error")
 		return true
 	}
 	if b {
 		log.Warn("CheckDirty() b =", b, "path =", path, "out =", out)
 		log.Warn("CheckDirty() no", rs.repopath)
-		rs.dirtyLabel.Set("no")
+		rs.dirtyLabel.SetText("no")
 		return false
 	}
 	log.Warn("CheckDirty() true", rs.repopath)
-	rs.dirtyLabel.Set("dirty")
+	rs.dirtyLabel.SetText("dirty")
 	return true
 
 }
@@ -142,61 +142,61 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) checkoutBranch(level string, branch string) {
 
 	switch level {
 	case "master":
-		rs.masterBranchVersion.Set(realversion)
+		rs.masterBranchVersion.SetText(realversion)
 	case "devel":
-		rs.develBranchVersion.Set(realversion)
+		rs.develBranchVersion.SetText(realversion)
 	case "user":
-		rs.userBranchVersion.Set(realversion)
+		rs.userBranchVersion.SetText(realversion)
 	default:
 	}
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) SetMasterName(s string) {
-	rs.masterDrop.Set(s)
+	rs.masterDrop.SetText(s)
 	rs.masterBranchVersion.SetLabel(s)
 	// rs.major.SetTitle(s)
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) SetDevelName(s string) {
-	rs.develDrop.Set(s)
+	rs.develDrop.SetText(s)
 	rs.develBranchVersion.SetLabel(s)
 }
 
 func (rs *RepoStatus) SetUserName(s string) {
-	rs.userDrop.Set(s)
+	rs.userDrop.SetText(s)
 	rs.userBranchVersion.SetLabel(s)
 }
 
 // returns "master", "devel", os.Username, etc
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GetMasterName() string {
-	name := rs.masterDrop.Get()
+	name := rs.masterDrop.String()
 	log.Warn("GetMasterName() =", name)
 	return name
 }
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GetDevelName() string {
-	name := rs.develDrop.Get()
+	name := rs.develDrop.String()
 	log.Warn("GetDevelName() =", name)
 	return name
 }
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GetUserName() string {
-	name := rs.userDrop.Get()
+	name := rs.userDrop.String()
 	log.Warn("GetUserName() =", name)
 	return name
 }
 
 // returns the git versions like "1.3-2-laksdjf" or whatever
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GetMasterVersion() string {
-	name := rs.masterBranchVersion.Get()
+	name := rs.masterBranchVersion.String()
 	log.Warn("GetMasterVersion() =", name)
 	return name
 }
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GetDevelVersion() string {
-	name := rs.develBranchVersion.Get()
+	name := rs.develBranchVersion.String()
 	log.Warn("GetBranchVersion() =", name)
 	return name
 }
 func (rs *RepoStatus) GetUserVersion() string {
-	name := rs.userBranchVersion.Get()
+	name := rs.userBranchVersion.String()
 	log.Warn("GetUserVersion() =", name)
 	return name
 }
diff --git a/timer.go b/timer.go
index 9e9e589..0ba5faf 100644
--- a/timer.go
+++ b/timer.go
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ func timeFunction(f func()) time.Duration {
 
 func (ls *RepoStatus) SetSpeedActual(s string) {
 	if ! ls.Ready() {return}
-	ls.speedActual.Set(s)
+	ls.speedActual.SetText(s)
 }
diff --git a/update.go b/update.go
index 429920c..892ebfb 100644
--- a/update.go
+++ b/update.go
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) Update() {
 	log.Log(WARN, "Update() START")
 	duration := timeFunction(func () {
 		// do things that are safe even if the git tree is dirty
-		log.Warn("path.Set()")
-		rs.path.Set(rs.repopath)
+		log.Warn("path.SetText()")
+		rs.path.SetText(rs.repopath)
 		log.Warn("getCurrentBranchName()")
 		rs.getCurrentBranchName()
 		log.Warn("set window Title()")
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) Update() {
 		log.Warn("CheckDirty()")
 		rs.CheckDirty()
 
-		if rs.dirtyLabel.Get() != "no" {
-			log.Warn("dirty label != no. actual value:", rs.dirtyLabel.Get())
+		if rs.dirtyLabel.String() != "no" {
+			log.Warn("dirty label != no. actual value:", rs.dirtyLabel.String())
 			rs.DisableEverything()
 			return
 		}
 
-		master := rs.masterDrop.Get()
-		devel := rs.develDrop.Get()
-		user := rs.userDrop.Get()
+		master := rs.masterDrop.String()
+		devel := rs.develDrop.String()
+		user := rs.userDrop.String()
 
 		// rs.CheckDirty() this runs
 		log.Log(WARN, "")
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ func (rs *RepoStatus) setSpeed(duration time.Duration) {
 		log.Log(WARN, "can't actually warn")
 		return
 	}
-	rs.speedActual.Set(s)
+	rs.speedActual.SetText(s)
 
 	if (duration > 500 * time.Millisecond ) {
-		rs.speed.Set("SLOW")
+		rs.speed.SetText("SLOW")
 	} else if (duration > 100 * time.Millisecond ) {
-		rs.speed.Set("OK")
+		rs.speed.SetText("OK")
 	} else {
-		rs.speed.Set("FAST")
+		rs.speed.SetText("FAST")
 	}
 }