init was the problem for window placement

eventBindings.go

@@ -141,10 +141,11 @@ func tabCycleWindows(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	tk.makeWindowActive()
-	w, h := g.MousePosition()
-	me.downW = w
-	me.downH = h
-	tk.doWindowClick()
+	// w, h := g.MousePosition()
+	// me.downW = tk.gocuiSize.w0
+	// me.downH = tk.gocuiSize.h0
+	tk.redrawWindow(tk.gocuiSize.w0, tk.gocuiSize.h0)
+	setThingsOnTop() // sets help, Stdout, etc on the top after windows have been redrawn
 	return nil
 }
 

eventMouseMove.go

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ func mouseMove(g *gocui.Gui) {
 		// don't move this code out of here
 		var found bool = false
 		if me.currentDrag != nil {
+			me.currentDrag.dumpWidget(fmt.Sprintf("MM (%3d,%3d)", w, h))
 			me.currentDrag.moveNew()
 			return
 		}

init.go

@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func newWindowTrigger() {
 				relocateStdoutOffscreen()
 			}
 			tk.makeWindowActive()
-			tk.doWidgetClick(tk.gocuiSize.w0, tk.gocuiSize.h0)
+			tk.redrawWindow(tk.gocuiSize.w0, tk.gocuiSize.h0)
 			setThingsOnTop() // sets help, Stdout, etc on the top after windows have been redrawn
 			log.Log(NOW, "newWindowTrigger() after sleep")
 		}

window.go

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ func (tk *guiWidget) redrawWindow(w int, h int) {
 	if tk.node.WidgetType != widget.Window {
 		return
 	}
+	tk.dumpWidget(fmt.Sprintf("redrawWindow(%d,%d)", w, h))
 	if tk.full.Height() > 40 {
 		tk.window.dense = true
 	}
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ func redoWindows(nextW int, nextH int) {
 		if tk.window.wasDragged {
 			// don't move windows around the user has dragged to a certain location
 			tk.redrawWindow(tk.gocuiSize.w0, tk.gocuiSize.h0)
+			setThingsOnTop() // sets help, Stdout, etc on the top after windows have been redrawn
 		} else {
 			w, _ := me.baseGui.Size()
 			if nextW > w-20 {