diff --git a/windowDroplets.go b/windowDroplets.go
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+// Copyright 2017-2025 WIT.COM Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by the GPL 3.0
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+
+	"go.wit.com/gui"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/gadgets"
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/virtpb"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+type stdDropletTableWin struct {
+	sync.Mutex
+	win    *gadgets.GenericWindow // the machines gui window
+	box    *gui.Node              // the machines gui parent box widget
+	TB     *virtpb.DropletsTable  // the gui table buffer
+	update bool                   // if the window should be updated
+}
+
+func (w *stdDropletTableWin) Toggle() {
+	if w == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if w.win == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	w.win.Toggle()
+}
+
+func makeDropletsWin() *stdDropletTableWin {
+	dwin := new(stdDropletTableWin)
+	dwin.win = gadgets.NewGenericWindow("virtigo current droplets", "who is squirreling around?")
+	dwin.win.Custom = func() {
+		log.Info("test delete window here")
+	}
+	grid := dwin.win.Group.RawGrid()
+
+	grid.NewButton("show droplets", func() {
+		var count int
+		found := virtpb.NewDroplets()
+		all := me.droplets.All()
+		for all.Scan() {
+			e := all.Next()
+			count += 1
+			found.Append(e)
+			if count > 20 {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		dwin.doDropletsTable(found)
+	})
+
+	/*
+		grid.NewButton("Save Current", func() {
+			log.Info("droplets len =", me.droplets.Len())
+			me.droplets.Save()
+		})
+	*/
+
+	// make a box at the bottom of the window for the protobuf table
+	dwin.box = dwin.win.Bottom.Box().SetProgName("TBOX")
+	// doTable(me.droplets)
+
+	return dwin
+}
+
+func (dwin *stdDropletTableWin) doDropletsTable(currentDroplets *virtpb.Droplets) {
+	dwin.Lock()
+	defer dwin.Unlock()
+	if dwin.TB != nil {
+		dwin.TB.Delete()
+		dwin.TB = nil
+	}
+
+	// display the protobuf
+	dwin.TB = AddDropletsPB(dwin.box, currentDroplets)
+	f := func(e *Droplet) {
+		log.Info("Triggered. do something here", e.Hostname)
+		// m.Enabled = true
+	}
+	dwin.TB.Custom(f)
+}
+
+func AddDropletsPB(tbox *gui.Node, pb *virtpb.Droplets) *virtpb.DropletsTable {
+	t := pb.NewTable("DropletsPB")
+	t.NewUuid()
+	t.SetParent(tbox)
+
+	/*
+		ctimef := func(e *virtpb.Droplet) string {
+			ctime := e.Ctime.AsTime()
+			return ctime.Format("2006/01/02 15:04")
+		}
+		t.AddStringFunc("ctime", ctimef)
+
+		etimef := func(e *virtpb.Droplet) string {
+			etime := e.Etime.AsTime()
+			s := etime.Format("2006/01/02 15:04")
+			if strings.HasPrefix(s, "1970/") {
+				// just show a blank if it's not set
+				return ""
+			}
+			return s
+		}
+		t.AddStringFunc("etime", etimef)
+	*/
+
+	t.AddHostname()
+	// t.AddAddress()
+	// t.AddWhere()
+	// t.AddLocalPort()
+	t.ShowTable()
+	return t
+}