diff --git a/nocui/action.go b/nocui/action.go
index b746c25..19a42b4 100644
--- a/nocui/action.go
+++ b/nocui/action.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"go.wit.com/gui/toolkits"
+	"go.wit.com/gui/widget"
 )
 
 func (n *node) show(b bool) {
@@ -10,24 +10,24 @@ func (n *node) show(b bool) {
 func (n *node) enable(b bool) {
 }
 
-func (n *node) pad(at toolkit.ActionType) {
+func (n *node) pad(at widget.ActionType) {
 	switch n.WidgetType {
-	case toolkit.Group:
+	case widget.Group:
 		switch at {
-		case toolkit.Margin:
+		case widget.Margin:
 			// SetMargined(true)
-		case toolkit.Unmargin:
+		case widget.Unmargin:
 			// SetMargined(false)
-		case toolkit.Pad:
+		case widget.Pad:
 			// SetMargined(true)
-		case toolkit.Unpad:
+		case widget.Unpad:
 			// SetMargined(false)
 		}
-	case toolkit.Tab:
-	case toolkit.Window:
-	case toolkit.Grid:
-	case toolkit.Box:
-	case toolkit.Textbox:
+	case widget.Tab:
+	case widget.Window:
+	case widget.Grid:
+	case widget.Box:
+	case widget.Textbox:
 		log(logError, "TODO: implement ActionType =", at)
 	default:
 		log(logError, "TODO: implement pad() for", at)
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ func (n *node) move(newParent *node) {
 	p := n.parent
 
 	switch p.WidgetType {
-	case toolkit.Group:
-	case toolkit.Tab:
+	case widget.Group:
+	case widget.Tab:
 		// tabSetMargined(tParent.uiTab, true)
-	case toolkit.Window:
+	case widget.Window:
 		// t.uiWindow.SetBorderless(false)
-	case toolkit.Grid:
+	case widget.Grid:
 		// t.uiGrid.SetPadded(true)
-	case toolkit.Box:
+	case widget.Box:
 		log(logInfo, "TODO: move() where =", p.ParentId)
 		log(logInfo, "TODO: move() for widget =", n.WidgetId)
 	default:
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@ func (n *node) Delete() {
 	log(logNow, "uiDelete()", n.WidgetId, "to", p.WidgetId)
 
 	switch p.WidgetType {
-	case toolkit.Group:
+	case widget.Group:
 		// tParent.uiGroup.SetMargined(true)
-	case toolkit.Tab:
+	case widget.Tab:
 		// tabSetMargined(tParent.uiTab, true)
-	case toolkit.Window:
+	case widget.Window:
 		// t.uiWindow.SetBorderless(false)
-	case toolkit.Grid:
+	case widget.Grid:
 		// t.uiGrid.SetPadded(true)
-	case toolkit.Box:
+	case widget.Box:
 		log(logNow, "tWidget.boxC =", p.Name)
 		log(logNow, "is there a tParent parent? =", p.parent)
 		// this didn't work:
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ func (n *node) Delete() {
 	}
 }
 
-func doAction(a *toolkit.Action) {
+func doAction(a *widget.Action) {
 	log(logNow, "doAction() START a.ActionType =", a.ActionType)
 	log(logNow, "doAction() START a.S =", a.S)
 
-	if (a.ActionType == toolkit.InitToolkit) {
+	if (a.ActionType == widget.InitToolkit) {
 		// TODO: make sure to only do this once
 		// go uiMain.Do(func() {
 		// 	ui.Main(demoUI)
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ func doAction(a *toolkit.Action) {
 
 	log(logNow, "doAction() START a.WidgetId =", a.WidgetId, "a.ParentId =", a.ParentId)
 	switch a.WidgetType {
-	case toolkit.Root:
+	case widget.Root:
 		me.rootNode = addNode(a)
 		log(logNow, "doAction() found rootNode")
 		return
-	case toolkit.Flag:
+	case widget.Flag:
 		// flag(&a)
 		return
 	}
@@ -109,40 +109,40 @@ func doAction(a *toolkit.Action) {
 	n := me.rootNode.findWidgetId(a.WidgetId)
 
 	switch a.ActionType {
-	case toolkit.Add:
+	case widget.Add:
 		addNode(a)
-	case toolkit.Show:
+	case widget.Show:
 		n.show(true)
-	case toolkit.Hide:
+	case widget.Hide:
 		n.show(false)
-	case toolkit.Enable:
+	case widget.Enable:
 		n.enable(true)
-	case toolkit.Disable:
+	case widget.Disable:
 		n.enable(false)
-	case toolkit.Get:
+	case widget.Get:
 		// n.setText(a.S)
-	case toolkit.GetText:
+	case widget.GetText:
 		switch a.WidgetType {
-		case toolkit.Textbox:
+		case widget.Textbox:
 			a.S = n.S
 		}
-	case toolkit.Set:
+	case widget.Set:
 		// n.setText(a.S)
-	case toolkit.SetText:
+	case widget.SetText:
 		// n.setText(a.S)
-	case toolkit.AddText:
+	case widget.AddText:
 		// n.setText(a.S)
-	case toolkit.Margin:
-		n.pad(toolkit.Unmargin)
-	case toolkit.Unmargin:
-		n.pad(toolkit.Margin)
-	case toolkit.Pad:
-		n.pad(toolkit.Pad)
-	case toolkit.Unpad:
-		n.pad(toolkit.Unpad)
-	case toolkit.Delete:
+	case widget.Margin:
+		n.pad(widget.Unmargin)
+	case widget.Unmargin:
+		n.pad(widget.Margin)
+	case widget.Pad:
+		n.pad(widget.Pad)
+	case widget.Unpad:
+		n.pad(widget.Unpad)
+	case widget.Delete:
 		n.Delete()
-	case toolkit.Move:
+	case widget.Move:
 		log(logNow, "doAction() attempt to move() =", a.ActionType, a.WidgetType)
 		newParent := me.rootNode.findWidgetId(a.ParentId)
 		n.move(newParent)
diff --git a/nocui/common.go b/nocui/common.go
index 91b34dd..077055e 100644
--- a/nocui/common.go
+++ b/nocui/common.go
@@ -12,22 +12,22 @@ package main
 */
 
 import (
-	"go.wit.com/gui/toolkits"
+	"go.wit.com/gui/widget"
 )
 
 // this is the channel we send user events like
 // mouse clicks or keyboard events back to the program
-var callback chan toolkit.Action
+var callback chan widget.Action
 
 // this is the channel we get requests to make widgets
-var pluginChan chan toolkit.Action
+var pluginChan chan widget.Action
 
 type node struct {
 	parent	*node
 	children []*node
 
 	WidgetId	int	// widget ID
-	WidgetType	toolkit.WidgetType
+	WidgetType	widget.WidgetType
 	ParentId	int	// parent ID
 
 	Name   string
@@ -90,21 +90,21 @@ func (n *node) doUserEvent() {
 		log(logError, "doUserEvent() callback == nil", n.WidgetId)
 		return
 	}
-	var a toolkit.Action
+	var a widget.Action
 	a.WidgetId = n.WidgetId
 	a.Name = n.Name
 	a.Text = n.Text
 	a.S = n.S
 	a.I = n.I
 	a.B = n.B
-	a.ActionType = toolkit.User
+	a.ActionType = widget.User
 	log(logInfo, "doUserEvent() START: send a user event to the callback channel")
 	callback <- a
 	log(logInfo, "doUserEvent() END:   sent a user event to the callback channel")
 	return
 }
 
-func addNode(a *toolkit.Action) *node {
+func addNode(a *widget.Action) *node {
 	n := new(node)
 	n.WidgetType = a.WidgetType
 	n.WidgetId = a.WidgetId
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func addNode(a *toolkit.Action) *node {
 	n.tk = initWidget(n)
 	// n.tk = new(guiWidget)
 
-	if (a.WidgetType == toolkit.Root) {
+	if (a.WidgetType == widget.Root) {
 		log(logInfo, "addNode() Root")
 		return n
 	}
@@ -157,10 +157,10 @@ func addNode(a *toolkit.Action) *node {
 // Linux, MacOS and Windows work (they all work differently. suprise. surprise.)
 //
 // this sets the channel to send user events back from the plugin
-func Callback(guiCallback chan toolkit.Action) {
+func Callback(guiCallback chan widget.Action) {
 	callback = guiCallback
 }
 
-func PluginChannel() chan toolkit.Action {
+func PluginChannel() chan widget.Action {
 	return pluginChan
 }
diff --git a/nocui/event.go b/nocui/event.go
index 103e1b1..406e634 100644
--- a/nocui/event.go
+++ b/nocui/event.go
@@ -1,46 +1,46 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"go.wit.com/gui/toolkits"
+	"go.wit.com/gui/widget"
 )
 
 func (n *node) doWidgetClick() {
 	switch n.WidgetType {
-	case toolkit.Root:
+	case widget.Root:
 		// THIS IS THE BEGINING OF THE LAYOUT
 		// rootNode.nextW = 0
 		// rootNode.nextH = 0
 		// rootNode.redoTabs(true)
-	case toolkit.Flag:
+	case widget.Flag:
 		// me.rootNode.redoColor(true)
 		// rootNode.dumpTree(true)
-	case toolkit.Window:
+	case widget.Window:
 		// setCurrentWindow(w)
 		n.doUserEvent()
-	case toolkit.Tab:
+	case widget.Tab:
 		// setCurrentTab(w)
-	case toolkit.Group:
+	case widget.Group:
 		// n.placeWidgets()
 		// n.toggleTree()
-	case toolkit.Checkbox:
+	case widget.Checkbox:
 		if (n.B) {
 			// n.setCheckbox(false)
 		} else {
 			// n.setCheckbox(true)
 		}
 		n.doUserEvent()
-	case toolkit.Grid:
+	case widget.Grid:
 		// rootNode.hideWidgets()
 		// n.placeGrid()
 		// n.showWidgets()
-	case toolkit.Box:
+	case widget.Box:
 		// n.showWidgetPlacement(logNow, "drawTree()")
 		if (n.B) {
 			log(true, "BOX IS HORIZONTAL", n.Name)
 		} else {
 			log(true, "BOX IS VERTICAL", n.Name)
 		}
-	case toolkit.Button:
+	case widget.Button:
 		n.doUserEvent()
 	default:
 	}
diff --git a/nocui/main.go b/nocui/main.go
index dfaf50c..2188928 100644
--- a/nocui/main.go
+++ b/nocui/main.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"sync"
-	"go.wit.com/gui/toolkits"
+	"go.wit.com/gui/widget"
 )
 
 var muAction sync.Mutex
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ func catchActionChannel() {
 // Linux, MacOS and Windows work (they all work differently. suprise. surprise.)
 //
 // this sets the channel to send user events back from the plugin
-func Callback(guiCallback chan toolkit.Action) {
+func Callback(guiCallback chan widget.Action) {
 	callback = guiCallback
 }
 
-func PluginChannel() chan toolkit.Action {
+func PluginChannel() chan widget.Action {
 	return pluginChan
 }
 */
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func init() {
 	log(logInfo, "Init()")
 
 	// andlabs = make(map[int]*andlabsT)
-	pluginChan = make(chan toolkit.Action, 1)
+	pluginChan = make(chan widget.Action, 1)
 
 	log(logNow, "Init() start channel reciever")
 	go catchActionChannel()
diff --git a/nocui/stdin.go b/nocui/stdin.go
index 2c16e24..0cf2783 100644
--- a/nocui/stdin.go
+++ b/nocui/stdin.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"strconv"
 
-	"go.wit.com/gui/toolkits"
+	"go.wit.com/gui/widget"
 )
 
 func simpleStdin() {
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ func simpleStdin() {
 			log(true, "show buttons")
 			me.rootNode.showButtons()
 		case "d":
-			var a toolkit.Action
-			a.ActionType = toolkit.EnableDebug
+			var a widget.Action
+			a.ActionType = widget.EnableDebug
 			callback <- a
 		case "":
 			fmt.Println("")
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func simpleStdin() {
 }
 
 func (n *node) showButtons() {
-	if n.WidgetType == toolkit.Button {
+	if n.WidgetType == widget.Button {
 		n.dumpWidget("Button:")
 	}
 
diff --git a/nocui/widget.go b/nocui/widget.go
index 71082a6..989634d 100644
--- a/nocui/widget.go
+++ b/nocui/widget.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"go.wit.com/gui/toolkits"
+	"go.wit.com/gui/widget"
 )
 
 // this is specific to the nocui toolkit
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ func initWidget(n *node) *guiWidget {
 	w = new(guiWidget)
 	// Set(w, "default")
 
-	if n.WidgetType == toolkit.Root {
+	if n.WidgetType == widget.Root {
 		log(logInfo, "setupWidget() FOUND ROOT w.id =", n.WidgetId)
 		n.WidgetId = 0
 		me.rootNode = n
 		return w
 	}
 
-	if (n.WidgetType == toolkit.Box) {
+	if (n.WidgetType == widget.Box) {
 		if (n.B) {
 			n.horizontal = true
 		} else {
diff --git a/widget.go b/widget.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 02dbe3f..0000000
--- a/widget.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,204 +0,0 @@
-package toolkit
-
-// passes information between the toolkit library (plugin)
-//
-// This is the only thing that is passed between the toolkit plugin
-//
-// what names should be used? This is not part of [[Graphical Widget]]
-// Event() seems like a good name. 
-//	Event is used too much: web dev, cloud, etc
-//	I'm using "Action". Maybe it should really be
-//	"Interaction" as per wikipedia [[User interface]]
-//
-// TODO: convert this to a protobuf (?)
-//
-
-type WidgetType int // Button, Menu, Checkbox, etc.
-type ActionType int // Add, SetText, Click, Hide, Append, Delete, etc
-
-type Action struct {
-	ActionType ActionType
-	WidgetType WidgetType
-
-	WidgetId int
-	ParentId int
-
-	Text string  // what is visable to the user
-	Name string  // a name useful for programming
-
-	// This is how the values are passed back and forth
-	// values from things like checkboxes & dropdown's
-	B	bool
-	I	int
-	S	string
-
-	// This is used for things like a slider(0,100)
-	X      int
-	Y      int
-
-	// This is for the grid size & widget position
-	W      int
-	H      int
-	AtW    int
-	AtH    int
-
-	// Put space around elements to improve look & feel
-	Margin	bool
-
-	// Make widgets fill up the space available
-	Expand	bool
-
-	A	any // switch to this or deprecate this? pros/cons?
-}
-
-const (
-	Unknown WidgetType = iota
-	Root	// the master 'root' node of the binary tree
-	Flag	// used to send configuration values to plugins
-	Window	// in certain gui's (ncurses), these are tabs
-	Tab	// internally, this is a window
-	Frame	// deprecate?
-	Grid	// like drawers in a chest
-	Group	// like the 'Appetizers' section on a menu
-	Box	// a vertical or horizontal stack of widgets
-	Button
-	Checkbox // select 'on' or 'off'
-	Dropdown
-	Combobox // dropdown with edit=true
-	Label
-	Textbox	// is this a Label with edit=true
-	Slider // like a progress bar
-	Spinner // like setting the oven temperature
-	Separator // TODO
-	Image // TODO
-	Area // TODO
-	Form // TODO
-	Font // TODO
-	Color // TODO
-	Dialog // TODO
-	Stdout // can be used to capture and display log output
-)
-
-const (
-	Add ActionType = iota
-	Delete
-	Get
-	Set
-	GetText
-	SetText
-	AddText
-	Show
-	Hide
-	Enable
-	Disable
-	Margin
-	Unmargin
-	Pad
-	Unpad
-	Append
-	Move
-	Dump
-	User // the user did something (mouse, keyboard, etc)
-	InitToolkit // initializes the toolkit
-	CloseToolkit // closes the toolkit
-	UserQuit // the user closed the GUI
-	EnableDebug // open the debugging window
-)
-
-func (s WidgetType) String() string {
-	switch s {
-	case Root:
-		return "Root"
-	case Flag:
-		return "Flag"
-	case Window:
-		return "Window"
-	case Tab:
-		return "Tab"
-	case Frame:
-		return "Frame"
-	case Grid:
-		return "Grid"
-	case Group:
-		return "Group"
-	case Box:
-		return "Box"
-	case Button:
-		return "Button"
-	case Checkbox:
-		return "Checkbox"
-	case Dropdown:
-		return "Dropdown"
-	case Combobox:
-		return "Combobox"
-	case Label:
-		return "Label"
-	case Textbox:
-		return "Textbox"
-	case Slider:
-		return "Slider"
-	case Spinner:
-		return "Spinner"
-	case Separator:
-		return "Separator"
-	case Image:
-		return "Image"
-	case Area:
-		return "Area"
-	case Form:
-		return "Form"
-	case Font:
-		return "Font"
-	case Color:
-		return "Color"
-	case Dialog:
-		return "Dialog"
-	case Stdout:
-		return "Stdout"
-	case Unknown:
-		return "Unknown"
-	}
-	return "WidgetType.String() Error"
-}
-
-func (s ActionType) String() string {
-	switch s {
-	case Add:
-		return "Add"
-	case Delete:
-		return "Delete"
-	case Get:
-		return "Get"
-	case Set:
-		return "Set"
-	case GetText:
-		return "GetText"
-	case SetText:
-		return "SetText"
-	case AddText:
-		return "AddText"
-	case Show:
-		return "Show"
-	case Hide:
-		return "Hide"
-	case Enable:
-		return "Enable"
-	case Disable:
-		return "Disable"
-	case Margin:
-		return "Margin"
-	case Unmargin:
-		return "Unmargin"
-	case Pad:
-		return "Pad"
-	case Unpad:
-		return "Unpad"
-	case Append:
-		return "Append"
-	case Move:
-		return "Move"
-	case Dump:
-		return "Dump"
-	}
-	return "ActionType.String() Error"
-}