diff --git a/action.go b/action.go
index 08dd212..83f0afc 100644
--- a/action.go
+++ b/action.go
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ func (n *node) Delete() {
 	}
 }
 
-func rawAction(a *widget.Action) {
-	log.Log(INFO, "rawAction() START a.ActionType =", a.ActionType, "a.Value", a.Value)
+func processAction(a *widget.Action) {
+	log.Log(INFO, "processAction() START a.ActionType =", a.ActionType, "a.Value", a.Value)
 
 	if a.ActionType == widget.ToolkitInit {
 		Init()
@@ -219,10 +219,10 @@ func rawAction(a *widget.Action) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	log.Warn("andlabs rawAction() START a.WidgetId =", a.WidgetId, "a.ParentId =", a.ParentId, a.ActionType)
+	log.Warn("andlabs processAction() START a.WidgetId =", a.WidgetId, "a.ParentId =", a.ParentId, a.ActionType)
 	switch a.WidgetType {
 	case widget.Flag:
-		log.Log(ERROR, "rawAction() RE-IMPLEMENT LOG FLAGS")
+		log.Log(ERROR, "processAction() RE-IMPLEMENT LOG FLAGS")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -233,26 +233,20 @@ func rawAction(a *widget.Action) {
 	n := me.treeRoot.FindWidgetId(a.WidgetId)
 
 	if a.ActionType == widget.Add {
-		me.treeRoot.ListWidgets()
-		// ui.QueueMain(func() {
 		add(a)
-		// })
-		// TODO: remove this artificial delay
-		// sleep(.001)
 		return
 	}
 
 	if a.ActionType == widget.Dump {
-		log.Log(NOW, "rawAction() Dump =", a.ActionType, a.WidgetType, n.State.ProgName)
-		// me.rootNode.listChildren(true)
+		log.Log(NOW, "processAction() Dump =", a.ActionType, a.WidgetType, n.State.ProgName)
 		return
 	}
 
 	if n == nil {
-		log.Error(errors.New("andlabs rawAction() ERROR findWidgetId found nil"), a.ActionType, a.WidgetType)
-		log.Log(NOW, "rawAction() ERROR findWidgetId found nil for id =", a.WidgetId)
-		log.Log(NOW, "rawAction() ERROR findWidgetId found nil", a.ActionType, a.WidgetType)
-		log.Log(NOW, "rawAction() ERROR findWidgetId found nil for id =", a.WidgetId)
+		log.Error(errors.New("andlabs processAction() ERROR findWidgetId found nil"), a.ActionType, a.WidgetType)
+		log.Log(NOW, "processAction() ERROR findWidgetId found nil for id =", a.WidgetId)
+		log.Log(NOW, "processAction() ERROR findWidgetId found nil", a.ActionType, a.WidgetType)
+		log.Log(NOW, "processAction() ERROR findWidgetId found nil for id =", a.WidgetId)
 		me.treeRoot.ListWidgets()
 		return
 		panic("findWidgetId found nil for id = " + string(a.WidgetId))
@@ -301,10 +295,10 @@ func rawAction(a *widget.Action) {
 			case widget.Delete:
 				n.Delete()
 			case widget.Move:
-				log.Log(NOW, "rawAction() attempt to move() =", a.ActionType, a.WidgetType)
+				log.Log(NOW, "processAction() attempt to move() =", a.ActionType, a.WidgetType)
 		*/
 	default:
-		log.Log(ERROR, "rawAction() Unknown =", a.ActionType, a.WidgetType)
+		log.Log(ERROR, "processAction() Unknown =", a.ActionType, a.WidgetType)
 	}
-	log.Log(INFO, "rawAction() END =", a.ActionType, a.WidgetType)
+	log.Log(INFO, "processAction() END =", a.ActionType, a.WidgetType)
 }
diff --git a/add.go b/add.go
index 42b9f98..8a404fb 100644
--- a/add.go
+++ b/add.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ func add(a *widget.Action) {
 		}
 		return
 	}
-	// n := addNode(a)
 	n := me.myTree.AddNode(a)
 
 	p := n.Parent
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 671d4ac..8fc343d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ var uiMain sync.Once
 var muAction sync.Mutex
 
 func queueMain(currentA widget.Action) {
+	/*
+	// this never happends
 	defer func() {
 		if r := recover(); r != nil {
 			log.Warn("YAHOOOO Recovered in queueMain() application:", r)
@@ -27,8 +29,15 @@ func queueMain(currentA widget.Action) {
 			me.myTree.DoToolkitPanic()
 		}
 	}()
+	*/
+	// andlabs puts this inside the gofunction over there
+	// probably this should be changed around here
+	// and only andlabs stuff should be sent there?
+	// it's easier to code it this way however
+	// also, if it dies here, it get's caught
+	// usually, this is where it dies
 	ui.QueueMain(func() {
-		rawAction(&currentA)
+		processAction(&currentA)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -43,7 +52,10 @@ func guiMain() {
 		}
 	}()
 	ui.Main(func() {
-		demoUI()
+		// this is a bad hack for now.
+		// a better way would be to spawn ui.Main on the first actual window
+		// that is supposed to be displayed
+		placeholderUI()
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/updateui.go b/updateui.go
index 8c94163..3e75f7c 100644
--- a/updateui.go
+++ b/updateui.go
@@ -11,6 +11,18 @@ import (
 
 var count int
 
+func placeholderUI() {
+	mainWindow := ui.NewWindow("libui placeholder", 640, 480, true)
+	mainWindow.OnClosing(func(*ui.Window) bool {
+		ui.Quit()
+		return true
+	})
+	ui.OnShouldQuit(func() bool {
+		mainWindow.Destroy()
+		return true
+	})
+}
+
 func demoUI() {
 	mainWindow := ui.NewWindow("libui Updating UI", 640, 480, true)
 	mainWindow.OnClosing(func(*ui.Window) bool {
diff --git a/window.go b/window.go
index 50eb4bd..2053ad0 100644
--- a/window.go
+++ b/window.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func newWindow(p, n *tree.Node) {
 	win.OnClosing(func(*ui.Window) bool {
 		// show(n, false)
 		me.myTree.DoWindowCloseEvent(n)
-		return false
+		return true
 	})
 	newt.uiWindow = win
 	newt.uiControl = win