diff --git a/doGui.go b/doGui.go
index 8a552b3..0e8664e 100644
--- a/doGui.go
+++ b/doGui.go
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func makeEventsWindow(pb *virtpb.Events) *gadgets.GenericWindow {
 	t := pb.NewTable("test 2")
 	t.NewUuid()
 	t.SetParent(tbox)
-	t.AddDroplet()
+	t.AddDropletName()
 	t.AddHypervisor()
 	t.ShowTable()
 	return win
diff --git a/windowDropletEdit.go b/windowDropletEdit.go
index 1bb54c5..5435e8d 100644
--- a/windowDropletEdit.go
+++ b/windowDropletEdit.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/log"
 )
 
-func editDropletWindow(d *virtpb.Droplet) *gadgets.GenericWindow {
+func (admin *adminT) editDropletWindow(d *virtpb.Droplet) *gadgets.GenericWindow {
 	win := gadgets.NewGenericWindow("Edit Droplet "+d.Hostname, "settings")
 	win.Custom = func() {
 		log.Warn("edit window close")
@@ -63,6 +63,18 @@ func editDropletWindow(d *virtpb.Droplet) *gadgets.GenericWindow {
 
 	save = grid.NewButton("save", func() {
 		log.Info("save droplet changes here")
+
+		e := new(virtpb.Event)
+		e.Etype = virtpb.EventType_EDIT
+		e.Droplet = new(virtpb.Droplet)
+		e.Droplet.Uuid = d.Uuid
+		e.Droplet.Cpus = 4
+		e.Droplet.Memory = 8 * (1024 * 1024 * 1024)
+		e.Droplet.Hostname = name.String()
+
+		if err := admin.postEvent(e); err != nil {
+			log.Info("event edit err", err)
+		}
 	})
 	save.Disable()
 
diff --git a/windowDroplets.go b/windowDroplets.go
index 109f3cc..fecef99 100644
--- a/windowDroplets.go
+++ b/windowDroplets.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type stdDropletTableWin struct {
 	TB     *virtpb.DropletsTable  // the gui table buffer
 	update bool                   // if the window should be updated
 	Close  func()                 // this function is called when the window is closed
+	admin  *adminT
 }
 
 func (w *stdDropletTableWin) Toggle() {
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ func (w *stdDropletTableWin) Toggle() {
 
 func newDropletsWindow(admin *adminT) *stdDropletTableWin {
 	dwin := new(stdDropletTableWin)
+	dwin.admin = admin
 	dwin.win = gadgets.NewGenericWindow("virtigo current droplets", "Options")
 	dwin.win.Custom = func() {
 		log.Info("test delete window here")
@@ -76,58 +78,6 @@ func newDropletsWindow(admin *adminT) *stdDropletTableWin {
 	return dwin
 }
 
-/*
-func makeWindownDropletsPB(pb *virtpb.Droplets) *stdDropletTableWin {
-	dwin := new(stdDropletTableWin)
-	dwin.win = gadgets.NewGenericWindow("virtigo current droplets", "")
-	dwin.win.Custom = func() {
-		log.Info("test delete window here")
-	}
-
-	// make a box at the bottom of the window for the protobuf table
-	dwin.box = dwin.win.Bottom.Box().SetProgName("TBOX")
-
-	dwin.doDropletsTable(pb)
-
-	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 *virtpb.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)
-
-	vp := t.AddButtonFunc("start", func(p *virtpb.Droplet) string {
-		return "poweron"
-	})
-	vp.Custom = func(d *virtpb.Droplet) {
-		log.Info("power on the droplet here:", d.Hostname)
-	}
-	t.AddHostname()
-	t.AddMemory()
-	t.AddCpus()
-	t.ShowTable()
-	return t
-}
-*/
-
 // default window for active running droplets
 func (dw *stdDropletTableWin) doInactiveDroplets(pb *virtpb.Droplets) {
 	dw.Lock()
@@ -150,7 +100,7 @@ func (dw *stdDropletTableWin) doInactiveDroplets(pb *virtpb.Droplets) {
 	})
 	dropedit.Custom = func(d *virtpb.Droplet) {
 		log.Info("edit droplet here", d.Hostname)
-		editDropletWindow(d)
+		dw.admin.editDropletWindow(d)
 	}
 
 	dropon := t.AddButtonFunc("Start", func(d *virtpb.Droplet) string {
diff --git a/windowEvents.go b/windowEvents.go
index 912dc2e..d9d5d55 100644
--- a/windowEvents.go
+++ b/windowEvents.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (dw *stdEventTableWin) doStdEvents(pb *virtpb.Events) {
 	t.SetParent(dw.box)
 
 	// pick the columns
-	t.AddDroplet()
+	t.AddDropletName()
 	t.AddDropletUuid()
 	t.AddHypervisor()