diff --git a/click.go b/click.go
index c1e91a3..abb1ac9 100644
--- a/click.go
+++ b/click.go
@@ -8,87 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"go.wit.com/widget"
 )
 
-// set isCurrent = false everywhere
-func (w *guiWidget) unsetCurrent() {
-	w.isCurrent = false
-
-	if w.node.WidgetType == widget.Tab {
-		// n.tk.color = &colorTab
-		// n.setColor()
-	}
-
-	for _, child := range w.children {
-		child.unsetCurrent()
-	}
-}
-
-// when adding a new widget, this will update the display
-// of the current widgets if that widget is supposed
-// to be in current display
-func (w *guiWidget) updateCurrent() {
-	log.Log(NOW, "updateCurrent()", w.String())
-	if w.WidgetType == widget.Tab {
-		if w.IsCurrent() {
-			// n.tk.color = &colorActiveT
-			w.setColor(&colorActiveT)
-			w.hideView()
-			w.showView()
-			w.setCurrentTab()
-		} else {
-			// n.tk.color = &colorTab
-			// n.setColor()
-		}
-		return
-	}
-	if w.WidgetType == widget.Window {
-		if w.IsCurrent() {
-			// setCurrentWindow(n)
-		}
-		return
-	}
-	if w.WidgetType == widget.Root {
-		return
-	}
-	w.parent.updateCurrent()
-}
-
-// shows the widgets in a window
-func (w *guiWidget) setCurrentWindow() {
-	if w.IsCurrent() {
-		return
-	}
-	if w.WidgetType != widget.Window {
-		return
-	}
-	var rootTK *guiWidget
-	rootTK = me.treeRoot.TK.(*guiWidget)
-	rootTK.unsetCurrent()
-
-	if w.hasTabs {
-		// set isCurrent = true on the first tab
-		for _, child := range w.children {
-			child.isCurrent = true
-			break
-		}
-	} else {
-		w.isCurrent = true
-	}
-}
-
-// shows the widgets in a tab
-func (w *guiWidget) setCurrentTab() {
-	var p, rootTK *guiWidget
-	if w.WidgetType != widget.Tab {
-		return
-	}
-	rootTK = me.treeRoot.TK.(*guiWidget)
-	rootTK.unsetCurrent()
-	w.isCurrent = true
-	p = w.parent
-	p.isCurrent = true
-	log.Log(NOW, "setCurrent()", w.String())
-}
-
 func (w *guiWidget) doWidgetClick() {
 	switch w.WidgetType {
 	case widget.Root:
@@ -109,7 +28,7 @@ func (w *guiWidget) doWidgetClick() {
 		if me.currentWindow != nil {
 			var curw *guiWidget
 			curw = me.currentWindow.TK.(*guiWidget)
-			curw.unsetCurrent()
+			// curw.unsetCurrent()
 			curw.setColor(&colorWindow)
 			curw.hideWidgets()
 		}
diff --git a/view.go b/view.go
index 22e0373..0f4563f 100644
--- a/view.go
+++ b/view.go
@@ -185,8 +185,11 @@ func (w *guiWidget) showWidgets() {
 	if w.isFake {
 		// don't display by default
 	} else {
-		// w.showWidgetPlacement("current:")
-		w.showView()
+		if w.node.State.Hidden {
+			// don't display hidden views
+		} else {
+			w.showView()
+		}
 	}
 	for _, child := range w.children {
 		child.showWidgets()